Thai junta to hold largest ‘happiness fair’ in latest PR push
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s military government said on Tuesday it would hold its largest festival yet in the Thai capital, part of a propaganda campaign aimed at national reconciliation after the junta’s May coup.
Germany increases airport security after U.S. warns of bombs
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany has tightened security at its airports after U.S. authorities said they were concerned that al Qaeda operatives in Syria and Yemen were developing bombs that could be smuggled onto planes.
Moscow accuses United States of ‘kidnapping’ Russian hacker
WASHINGTON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Tuesday of violating a bilateral treaty and “kidnapping” a Russian accused of hacking into U.S. retailers’ computer systems to steal credit card data.
In al Qaeda camp, notes on an Islamic caliphate
AL-MAHFAD, Yemen, (Reuters) – At first glance, the neat handwriting in blue ink could be from a school notebook.
Australia ruling could leave Sri Lankan asylum seekers at sea
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The fate of a boatload of Tamil asylum seekers could be undecided for weeks as Australia’s High Court considers a legal challenge to Australia’s attempts to hand them over to Sri Lanka.
South Korea ferry children were steps from safety: prosecutor
GWANGJU South Korea (Reuters) – Many of the 250 children who drowned when a South Korean ferry sank in April would have survived if the crew had issued a simple order to evacuate to emergency decks just outside their cabins, a prosecutor said on Tuesda…
New breed starts to muscle in on Indonesia’s old-style patronage politics
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s presidential election on Wednesday could be the last chance for old style politicians to lead what is one of the world’s biggest democracies, and one of its youngest.
North Korea’s Kim takes center stage with a limp
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un limped on to the stage on the anniversary of his grandfather’s death, footage broadcast by state media on Tuesday showed. in a rare display of weakness in a country where leaders are portrayed as semi-d…
Four NATO servicemen killed in Afghanistan: ISAF
KABUL (Reuters) – At least four NATO servicemen were killed in an attack in eastern Afghanistan on Tuesday, the International Security Assistance Force said.
Japan’s Abe declares ‘special relationship’ with Australia on visit
CANBERRA/TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told Australia’s parliament on Tuesday that the two nations were launching a “special relationship” of cooperation on areas such as defense after putting aside any lingering enmity from Worl…
