Singapore to deport 53 after rare riot; drops charges against 7
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore plans to deport 53 people and issue warnings to about 200 more for their involvement in the city-state’s worst riot in more than 40 years this month, which shocked a nation that prides itself on its safety and orderlines…
Turkey detains ministers’ sons, businessmen in graft probe -sources
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained the sons of three cabinet ministers and several well-known businessmen as part of investigations into alleged corruption on Tuesday, state officials said, in a blow to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan months ah…
Egypt apologies for constitution banner blunder
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has apologized for a banner promoting the new constitution that misspelt the word “Egyptians” and carried images of foreigners instead of locals, embarrassing the government as it tries to rally support for the document.
North Korea marks anniversary without Kim Jong Un’s aunt
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s aunt was absent from a state memorial ceremony on Tuesday raising questions about her influence days after her husband, also a top state official, was executed.
Car explodes near Hezbollah base in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosives-laden car blew up on Tuesday in a remote region of the Bekaa Valley controlled by Lebanon’s Shi’ite Hezbollah movement, killing the driver and wounding at least two people who were pursuing the vehicle, security sources…
Japan to bolster military, boost Asia ties to counter China
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will boost its military spending in coming years, buying early-warning planes, beach-assault vehicles and troop-carrying aircraft, while seeking closer ties with Asian partners to counter a more militarily assertive China.
Main Thai opposition party divided over running in election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s main opposition Democrat Party reappointed former premier Abhisit Vejjajiva as its leader on Tuesday but members could not agree on whether to run in an early election or stick with street protesters who want to reform th…
British police rule out military involvement in Princess Diana death
LONDON (Reuters) – British police on Tuesday ruled out reopening an investigation into the death of Princess Diana in a Paris car crash in 1997 after examining an accusation the elite SAS commando regiment was involved in her death.
China continues rights abuses even as labor camps ditched -Amnesty
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is increasingly using extra-judicial “black jails” and drug rehabilitation centers to punish people who would formerly have been sent to forced labor camps, rights group Amnesty International said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Syria region where polio found excluded from 2012 vaccination drive
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian government excluded the largely rebel-held province of Deir al-Zor – where polio broke out this year – from a 2012 vaccination campaign, arguing that most residents had fled although hundreds of thousands were still there,…
