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…
Afghanistan’s Abdullah rejects election result as ‘coup’ against people
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential contender Abdullah Abdullah’s camp rejected preliminary results of last month’s run-off election on Monday as a “coup” against the people, putting him on a dangerous collision course with his rival, Ashraf Ghani.
Pro-Beijing figure warns Hong Kong’s freedoms under threat: report
HONG KONG (Reuters) – China’s leaders could re-think Hong Kong’s autonomy if tensions in the Asian financial hub reached a level that threatened national security, one of the city’s leading pro-Beijing figures has warned.
Nicaragua approves route for $40 billion canal linking oceans
MANAGUA (Reuters) – A Nicaraguan committee approved a proposed route on Monday for a $40 billion shipping channel across the Central American country that would compete with the Panama Canal.
U.S. ‘troubled’ by jailing of Saudi human rights activist
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States said on Monday it was troubled by Saudi Arabia’s sentencing prominent human rights lawyer Walid abu al-Khair to 15 years in prison on charges that included seeking to undermine the state and insulting the judici…
Central African Republic fighters attack church sheltering civilians
BANGUI (Reuters) – Rebel fighters and armed Muslim civilians killed “many” people in an attack on a church compound in the Central African Republic on Monday where thousands of civilians had taken refuge, Catholic Church officials said.
