Trial adjourned for China anti-graft activists
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese anti-graft activists who agitated for officials to disclose their assets went on trial on Monday in the first case of its kind, underscoring the limits of government tolerance of challenges to its authority.
India opposition urges tighter safety for top candidate Modi after blasts
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition party demanded on Monday protection for its candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, after a series of small blasts killed six people shortly before he addressed a weekend rally.
Bangladesh poll protest violence kills 15 in four days
DHAKA (Reuters) – At least 15 Bangladeshis have been killed and hundreds wounded in all-too familiar political violence, police said on Monday, the second day of a strike led by opposition supporters demanding elections be held under a non-partisan adm…
Election shows Georgia’s democracy maturing: observers
TBILISI (Reuters) – European observers on Monday gave Georgia’s presidential election a clean bill of health, saying it was “positive and transparent” and respected freedoms of expression, movement and assembly.
Indonesia politician grabs new headlines by banning monkey business
JAKARTA (Reuters) – On the congested streets of Indonesia’s capital, chained monkeys are a surreal sideshow. Some ride tiny bicycles wearing baby doll masks or shake people’s hands for small change.
Israel shoots down Gaza rocket, readies prisoner release
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at a southern Israeli coastal city on Monday and Israel’s Iron Dome interceptor shot down one while the other fell into the sea, a military spokeswoman said.
Thai rubber farmers protest again to demand government intervention
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Rubber farmers in Thailand took to the streets again on Monday to demand that the government buy their produce at prices higher than the market, rejecting a subsidy offered last month and threatening violence if their demands are no…
Three Egypt policemen killed in attack in Nile Delta town
CAIRO (Reuters) – Three Egyptian policemen were killed on Monday when masked men attacked a checkpoint in the Nile Delta city of Mansoura, security sources said.
Stung by scandal, South Korea weighs up cost of curbing nuclear power
SEOUL (Reuters) – It started with a few bogus safety certificates for cables shutting a handful of South Korean nuclear reactors. Now, the scandal has snowballed, with 100 people indicted and Seoul under pressure to rethink its reliance on nuclear powe…
China criticizes ‘self-deceiving’ Japanese politicians
BEIJING (Reuters) – Japanese politicians are being provocative and are deceiving themselves about a territorial dispute, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday, a day after Japan’s prime minister said it was ready to be more assertive towards China.
