Afghans ordered out of Pakistan as ‘diversion’ in militant fight
PESHAWAR, Pakistan/TORKHAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan immigrants ordered out of Pakistan in what officials say is a bid to root out militants are, some analysts say, scapegoats being used to distract attention from the authorities’ failure to end …
Blood-soaked truck symbolizes Boko Haram’s war without borders
WAZA, Cameroon (Reuters) – A Nigerian armored personnel carrier spattered with blood, riddled with bullets and towed into an army base in northern Cameroon is a potent reminder of Boko Haram’s ability to strike across borders in its six-year war for an…
Japan nuclear regulator advisers fear loss of its ‘essential’ independence
TOKYO (Reuters) – International advisers to Japan’s atomic regulator have raised concern a mandatory review of its performance could lead to a loss of independence for the body, which was set up in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Indonesia’s president drops controversial candidate for police chief
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian President Joko Widodo on Wednesday dropped his nominee for the post of national police chief after weeks of public outcry over the candidate’s implication in a bribery scandal.
Kazakh MPs ask President Nazarbayev to extend his rule in early polls
ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s parliament asked President Nursultan Nazarbayev on Wednesday to set the date for an early election which is likely to extend his rule over the oil producing nation into a fourth decade.
Fists fly as Turkish MPs debate bill on violent demonstrations: media
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish parliamentarians threw punches and two were taken to hospital late on Tuesday after a debate over a bill aimed at cracking down on violent demonstrations descended into a brawl, local media reported.
Japanese man arrested for sending boy to help Fukushima clean-up
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese police arrested a businessman on Wednesday for sending a 15-year-old boy to help clean up radioactive waste outside the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant.
Poland will comply with ruling in CIA prisons case: minister
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will comply with a European Court of Human Rights ruling that the country had hosted a secret CIA jail, foreign minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Wednesday.
Dozens of Christian tombs damaged in northern France: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – Dozens of tombs at a Christian cemetery in northeastern France were damaged late on Tuesday, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said, days after the desecration of a Jewish cemetery in the east.
India’s Modi wants more technology transfer from global defense firms
BENGALURU, INDIA (Reuters) – India’s prime minister has asked global defense contractors to transfer more technology to the country as part of the lucrative deals that they win to modernize its armed forces.
