Old soldiers to meet as Thai PM makes Myanmar his first foreign visit
BANGKOK (Reuters) – When retired general Prayuth Chan-ocha lands in Myanmar on Thursday, his first overseas trip as Thailand’s new prime minister, he can expect a little love and a lot of understanding.
Modi’s Indian welfare reforms may need to be bigger and bolder
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Kamla Rani, a 50-year-old housewife living in a run-down area of New Delhi, baulks at the idea of having heavily subsidized food benefits replaced by money deposited in a bank account.
Indonesian president-elect’s principles could derail his reforms
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Two weeks before he is due to take office, Indonesia’s president-elect is refusing to compromise his principles by building support in parliament in exchange for plum jobs.
CN Rail train derails in Saskatchewan; two cars of distillate burn
CALGARY Alberta (Reuters) – A freight train derailed in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan on Tuesday, setting two cars carrying petroleum distillate on fire, Canadian National Railway Co said.
Britain arrests four men in operation against Islamist militants
LONDON (Reuters) – British anti-terrorism police arrested four men in their early 20s in London on Tuesday as part of an investigation into Islamist-related militancy, police said in a statement.
Mexico’s president vows to find miscreants responsible for massacre
CHILPANCINGO Mexico (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto vowed on Monday to hunt down those responsible for the apparent massacre of dozens of students in the southwest of the country that authorities say involved local security officials.
Yemen PM appointment rejected by rebels holding capital
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s president appointed a new prime minister on Tuesday as part of a deal with Shi’ite Muslim fighters who control the capital to start leaving the city, but they rejected the nomination and vowed to resist the move.
Myanmar says it will release more than 3,000 prisoners
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar on Tuesday pledged to release thousands of prisoners a month before a Southeast Asian summit, which U.S. President Barack Obama and other leaders from outside the region are expected to attend.
Poland warns Russia it could face tougher EU sanctions over Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – The European Union will impose tougher sanctions on Russia unless Moscow’s policy in Ukraine changes, Polish Foreign Minister Grzegorz Schetyna said on Tuesday.
Russian hacking attack takes aim at leadership in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A hacker targeted a Russian regional parliament’s website on Tuesday with a statement berating authorities in Moscow and declaring the southern Volga region’s Astrakhan province was leaving the Russian Federation.
