Thai provinces hit by floods, authorities say industry safe
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Nine people have died and more than 1 million have been affected by flooding in Thailand, officials said on Wednesday, but authorities offered assurances that floodwaters would not reach central industrial areas and near Bangkok as …
China adoption agency furious over ‘child exchange’ report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s adoption agency said it was “very shocked and furious” about the findings in a Reuters report that exposed how U.S. parents use the Internet to abandon unwanted children they have adopted from abroad, including China.
Egypt shuts headquarters of Muslim Brotherhood newspaper
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have shut down the headquarters of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Freedom and Justice newspaper in Cairo, the latest move aimed at crushing the Islamist movement, the Brotherhood said on Wednesday.
Cambodian opposition wants general strike after ‘constitutional coup’
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s main opposition party accused long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen of a “constitutional coup” on Wednesday and said it could call a general strike as it steps up protests over its complaints of vote-rigging in July’s ge…
Briton arrested in Nairobi after mall siege
LONDON (Reuters) – A British national has been arrested in Nairobi following the mall siege that killed at least 67 people, the Foreign Office in London said on Wednesday.
Most Germans want Schaeuble to stay Finance Minister: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Nearly three in four Germans want Wolfgang Schaeuble to stay on as finance minister in Angela Merkel’s future government, according to a poll published on Wednesday.
Malaysian government proposes new detention without trial powers
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s government proposed an amendment to crime laws on Wednesday that would give authorities the power to hold suspects for years without trial, in what critics said was a lurch back to draconian security policies that we…
Syria rebels reject opposition coalition, call for Islamic leadership
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group of powerful rebel units have rejected the authority of the Western-backed Syrian opposition leadership abroad and called for it to be reorganized under an Islamic framework, according to a video statement posted on the intern…
China to audit military officials in move to fight graft: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese military officials will face audits before they can retire or get promotions, state media reported on Tuesday, although a lack of transparency could limit the effectiveness of the latest measure against corruption.
Obama pledges diplomacy with Iran, but he and Rouhani don’t meet
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday cautiously embraced overtures from Iran’s new president as the basis for a possible nuclear deal, but a failed effort to arrange a simple handshake between the two leaders underscored en…
