Indian hunger striking activist re-arrested: police
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian human rights activist Irom Sharmila, on hunger strike for the last 14 years in protest against alleged army atrocities, was arrested again on Friday two days after being released from hospital detention.
Philippine police smash online child ‘sextortion’ ring
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police on Friday arrested eight people suspected of running an online sexual extortion racket involving children and preying on Asians, seizing laptops and other equipment.
Indians keep their faith with Modi, best hope for economy: poll
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – More than 70 percent of Indians are satisfied with the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi since he took office nearly three months ago, an opinion poll showed, seeing in him the best hope to put the economy back on track.
Iran denies report linking Iraq cooperation to nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran denied a report that it is ready to help counter Islamic State insurgents in return for progress in negotiations with world powers over its nuclear program.
Some South Korean ferry mourners tire of the politics of closure
ANSAN South Korea (Reuters) – A man whose 17-year-old child was killed in the April sinking of a South Korean ferry, the country’s worst maritime accident in decades, said he is ready to move on, tired of the political wrangling and mud-slinging four m…
After food safety scares, China retailer offers baby milk insurance
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A Chinese retailer is offering insurance to customers who buy infant milk powder, highlighting the lengths to which companies are going to address concerns about food safety in China.
Indonesia’s president-elect eyes swift fuel hike to boost budget
JAKARTA (Reuters) – President-elect Joko Widodo will sit down with Indonesia’s outgoing leader next week in the hope of reaching an agreement to raise fuel prices before the handover in October, a move that would help ease budget-sapping subsidy costs….
Death toll could double to over 80 in Hiroshima landslide, more rain falls
HIROSHIMA (Reuters) – Heavy rain delayed a search on Friday for more than 50 people believed buried under a deadly landslide on the edge of the Japanese city of Hiroshima, as opposition politicians rounded on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe for his handling …
South Sudan rebels accept presence of Ugandan troops to keep peace
KAMPALA (Reuters) – South Sudan rebels have agreed to let Uganda maintain its forces on South Sudanese soil until a regional body deploys a peace keeping force, a spokesman for the Ugandan government told Reuters on Friday.
Syria reinforces air base under Islamic State attack: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces have sent reinforcements to an air base being attacked by Islamic State militants in northeast Syria where no fewer than 30 of the radical group’s fighters were killed on Thursday, a group monitoring the viol…
