Italy PM says Juncker not the only candidate for EU Commission
TRENTO Italy (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said a political discussion was needed to decide who would be the next president of the European Commission and that Jean-Claude Juncker was not the only candidate.
Bangladesh, Myanmar at odds over deadly border clash
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh has lodged a protest with Myanmar over what it called an unprovoked attack against its border guards by Myanmar security forces on May 30, following an earlier exchange of fire in which one Bangladeshi guard was killed.
Iran executes man for links to exiled opposition group: Fars
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran executed a man on Sunday for links with the People’s Mujahideen Organisation of Iran (PMOI), an exiled Iranian opposition group, the semi-official Fars news agency said.
McDonald’s murder in China sparks outrage
BEIJING (Reuters) – The murder of a woman at a fastfood restaurant in China has sparked a national outcry after it was revealed she was beaten to death for allegedly refusing to give her telephone number to members of a banned religious group.
South Korea urges release of its missionary sentenced to life in North Korea
SEOUL (Reuters) – The South Korean government urged North Korea on Sunday to release a South Korean missionary, Kim Jong Uk, who was sentenced to life with hard labor by a North Korean court on Friday.
Vietnam expects Japan coastguard ships next year: vice defense minister
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Vietnam expects to take delivery of coastguard ships from Japan early next year, the country’s vice defense minister said on Sunday, as Hanoi looks to boost its defenses amid a territorial row with China in the South China Sea.
Australian airlines resume flights as ash cloud dissipates
PERTH (Reuters) – Australian airlines forced to cancel flights due to a volcanic ash cloud from Indonesia’s Sangeang Api volcano resumed flying on Sunday as the plume cleared.
Six Egyptian border guards killed: army spokesman
CAIRO (Reuters) – Six Egyptian soldiers from the border guard were killed when they were targeted by smugglers and “outlaws” during a patrol in a western part of the country, an army spokesman said on Saturday.
Exclusive: Shift by hard-line Taliban factions may have sealed prisoner exchange
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The breakthrough leading to Saturday’s surprise exchange of a U.S. prisoner of war for five Guantanamo detainees suddenly became possible after harder-line factions of the Afghan Taliban apparently shifted course and agreed to ba…
U.S. and China square off at Asia security forum
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The United States and China squared off at an Asian security forum on Saturday, with the U.S. defense secretary accusing Beijing of destabilizing the region and a top Chinese general retorting that his comments were “threat and in…
