China probes death of official who liquored up at lavish banquet
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog is investigating events surrounding a boozy small-town banquet at which one official “drank himself to death”, the agency said in a statement.
Japan broadcaster chief expresses regret for remarks on wartime brothels
TOKYO (Reuters) – The head of Japan’s public broadcaster expressed regret on Monday for his comments on the use of military brothels in World War Two, news reports said, as Asian countries voiced fresh outrage about a highly sensitive point in relation…
China puts four more anti-graft activists on trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Four more Chinese activists went on trial on Monday, accused of disturbing public order after urging officials to reveal their assets, the latest in a string of closely watched prosecutions of anti-graft campaigners.
Cambodian police break up rally pressing for TV station
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian military police used smoke grenades and batons on Monday to quell a protest by demonstrators demanding that a new television channel be allowed to broadcast, wounding at least eight people, witnesses said.
India lifts ban on Airbus A380s
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will allow Airbus A380 planes to land at the country’s four main airports, the civil aviation ministry said on Monday, lifting restrictions on the superjumbos flying into the country.
Chinese man sentenced to death for hospital rampage
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in eastern China on Monday sentenced to death a man who went on a rampage in a hospital and killed a doctor, because he was unhappy with the results of an operation on his nose, state media said.
Chinese man sentenced to death for hospital rampage
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in eastern China on Monday sentenced to death a man who went on a rampage in a hospital and killed a doctor, because he was unhappy with the results of an operation on his nose, state media said.
U.S. carries out air strike in Somalia targeting militant suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military carried out a missile strike in Somalia on Sunday targeting a suspected militant leader with ties to al Qaeda and al Shabaab, a U.S. military official told Reuters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
As ‘African’ Chinese park money in Hong Kong, Beijing targets ‘naked’ officials
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Step by step, Chinese authorities are making life tougher for officials looking to spirit assets and family members out of the country to avoid close scrutiny and strict currency controls.
Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints government
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s national assembly approved the country’s new constitution on Sunday in one of the last steps to establishing full democracy three years after the uprising that toppled autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
