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.
Colombia’s FARC frees ex-U.S. marine after four months in jungle
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have freed a former U.S. marine who was kidnapped in June while he trekked through the jungle in a known guerrilla area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the U.S. government said on S…
Stray shell from Syria kills man in Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A 35-year-old man was killed in the southeastern Turkish town of Ceylanpinar early on Monday when a stray mortar shell fired across the border from Syria struck a house near the frontier, security sources said.
