China denies naval snub for Japan over fleet review
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s navy on Tuesday denied, in a roundabout way, that it snubbed Japan by not inviting it to join in a naval fleet review as part of an international symposium, saying the two events had never been linked in the first place.
Indian top court recognizes transgenders in landmark ruling
NEW DELHI, April 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India’s top court on Tuesday recognized the country’s long marginalized transgender community as a third gender and, in a landmark judgment lauded by human rights groups, called on the government to en…
Muslim rebels to Philippine military: exercise caution to uphold peace deal
MANILA (Reuters) – A leader of the Philippines’ largest Muslim rebel group urged the military to take precautions on Tuesday after a clash in which 20 people were killed, exposing the fragile nature of a landmark peace accord signed only two weeks earl…
Nigeria pledges massive security for World Economic Forum event
Nigeria will mount a massive security operation to protect a World Economic Forum on Africa planned in Abuja next month, following the bomb attack by suspected Islamist militants on the capital’s outskirts on Monday, the event’s Nigerian hosts said.
U.N. warns Nepal against amnesty for civil war crimes
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal would weaken the foundations of “genuine and lasting” peace after a decade-long civil war if it gave amnesties for serious crimes committed during the conflict, the top United Nations human rights official said.
China detains 160 in Shanghai healthcare scam
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Authorities in China have detained 160 members of a criminal gang in the financial capital of Shanghai after the group lured patients to fake medical clinics and sold them overpriced drugs, Shanghai police said on Tuesday.
South Korea’s Park apologizes for latest scandal to rock spy agency
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye apologized on Tuesday for the latest scandal to rock the intelligence service where three officials have been charged with conspiracy to fabricate evidence against a man accused of spying for North…
Bomb wounds two policemen in Cairo
CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb attack wounded two policemen in central Cairo on Tuesday, state television reported.
India’s Sonia Gandhi in TV appeal to stop ‘divisive’ BJP
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sonia Gandhi, president of India’s ruling Congress party, has issued a rare direct appeal to the nation not to return an opposition she said was motivated by “hatred and falsehood” in the country’s general election.
China detains 160 in Shanghai healthcare scam
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have detained 160 members of a criminal gang in the eastern city of Shanghai after the group swindled patients by luring them to fake medical clinics and selling them over-priced drugs, Shanghai police said on T…
