Indonesia says no evidence so far of terrorism in AirAsia crash
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian investigators said on Monday they had found no evidence so far that terrorism played a part in the crash of an AirAsia passenger jet last month that killed all 162 people on board.
Erdogan chairs Turkish cabinet meeting, pushing presidential powers
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Tayyip Erdogan became the first Turkish president to chair a cabinet meeting in more than a decade on Monday, furthering his drive for a stronger presidency and fuelling concern among critics that he is accumulating too much…
Threats of jail, walkout put Cambodia truce on shaky ground
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen took a swipe at the country’s opposition on Monday and threatened its lawmakers with jail, accusing it of breaching terms of a political truce that now looks increasingly precarious.
China protests over Japan’s comments on border dispute with India
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday lodged a protest with Tokyo after Japanese media quoted Japan’s foreign minister as saying that a disputed border region between China and India belonged to India, in the latest source of friction between the two Asi…
European Union looks to respond to threat of radical Islam
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – EU foreign ministers pledged on Monday to counter radical Muslims returning from Syria and Iraq with a better strategy at home and abroad, but ruled out sweeping new laws in the wake of the Jan. 7 Paris attacks.
Bangladesh police arrest four suspected Islamic State members
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladeshi police arrested four suspected members of Islamic State in the capital, Dhaka, on Monday, including a regional coordinator for the militant group who told police they had been trained in Pakistan.
Japan’s Abe could ease doubts by apologizing over World War Two: ex-PM Fukuda
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could help remove international doubts about Japan’s stance toward its wartime past by apologizing over World War Two in a statement he plans to mark the 70th anniversary of the war’s end, said former premier…
Algerian man to appear before Greek prosecutor over Belgian plot
ATHENS (Reuters) – A 33-year old Algerian man will appear before a Greek prosecutor on Monday over a possible link to a foiled Islamist plot to attack police in Belgium, officials said.
Nigeria summons Indonesian ambassador over drug execution
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria has summoned Indonesia’s ambassador over the execution of two of its citizens by firing squad for drug trafficking, echoing protests from Brazil and the Netherlands which also each had one of their nationals executed.
China calls Snowden’s stealth jet hack accusations ‘groundless’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China dismissed accusations it stole F-35 stealth fighter plans as groundless on Monday, after documents leaked by former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden on a cyber attack were published by a German magazine.
