U.S. suspects in Bali suitcase murder on suicide watch – police
DENPASAR Indonesia (Reuters) – A pregnant U.S. teenager and her boyfriend were on suicide watch on the Indonesian resort island of Bali on Wednesday, police said, after being held as suspects in the murder of the woman’s mother whose battered body was …
Ukraine rebel movement faces uncertain future
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – The resignations were abrupt and unexpected, two quick-fire blows to a separatist movement already suffering reversals on the battle field of eastern Ukraine.
China rejects Manila protest on ships, complains of detentions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China rejected Philippine complaints on Wednesday about Chinese survey vessels operating in a gas-rich area of Manila’s exclusive economic zone, and has lodged a separate complaint about the detention of Chinese workers, as tensions…
Chinese paper calls for retaliation over Australia tycoon attack
BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – An influential Chinese newspaper called for retaliation against Australia on Wednesday after Australian mining mogul and politician Clive Palmer described China’s government as “bastards” who shoot their own people.
Afghan government bans NYT reporter from leaving country
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan attorney general’s office has barred a New York Times reporter from leaving the country after the paper ran a story about ministry and palace officials discussing plans to form an interim government if an election deadlock …
Chinese rail official gets death sentence in corruption case
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Beijing court on Wednesday sentenced a former railway official to death for corruption, but promised a reprieve after two years of good behavior, state media reported, in the latest graft case to hit China’s sprawling rail network…
North Korea on major sports drive, says Pyongyang official
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea hopes to harness the power of sport to raise its image on the world stage through international competitions such as the Olympic Games, and to bolster labor output and national defense by improving its citizens’ well-being…
Ex-India PM immune from some claims of Sikh genocide: U.S. judge
(Reuters) – Former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is immune from claims that he supported the genocide of Sikhs during his decade leading the country, a federal judge has ruled.
Swedish opposition widens lead in opinion poll ahead of Sept elections
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s centre-left opposition parties’ lead over the governing coalition has increased and the Social Democrats, Green and Left parties would get 50.4 percent of votes if an election were held now, an opinion poll showed on Wedn…
‘No’ from one Iraq villager triggered Islamic State mass killings
DOHUK Iraq (Reuters) – When Islamic State militants stormed into a northern Iraqi village and ordered everyone to convert to Islam or die only one person refused. But that did not satisfy the Sunni insurgents who are even more hardline than al Qaeda.
