Former head of Indonesia state power firm cleared in graft case
A former chief executive of Indonesian state electricity utility Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) has been cleared in a graft case related to a power plant project, a judge at the country’s corruption court said on Monday.
Moon, Abe back dialogue to resolve South Korea-Japan dispute
South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in on Monday suggested high-level talks to resolve a deepening political and trade row with Japan during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Moon’s spokeswoman said.
Vietnam arrests eight more in connection with British deaths
Police in Vietnam have arrested eight people in connection with the discovery of 39 dead people, all believed to be Vietnamese, in a truck near London last month, state media said on Monday, bringing the total number of arrests in Vietnam to 10.
North Korea, U.S. could hold talks in mid-November: South Korea lawmaker
North Korea and the United States could hold another round of working-level talks as soon as mid-November to expedite progress before a year-end deadline set by Pyongyang, a South Korean lawmaker said on Monday.
One dead, 14 injured in grenade attack in Kashmir’s Srinagar: sources
One person died and at least 14 were injured on Monday in a grenade attack in Indian-administered Kashmir’s main city of Srinagar, two Indian officials told Reuters.
Myanmar ethnic rebels release Indians held in Rakhine after one dies
Ethnic rebels in Myanmar have detained and interrogated a lawmaker and several Indian nationals, one of whom died, the rebels said on Monday, in the latest escalation of violence in the restive western state of Rakhine.
Fire causes damage at another World Heritage site in Japan
A fire damaged at least one building at a World Heritage site in Japan on Monday, a fire department official said, just days after a blaze destroyed much of another Japanese World Heritage site, on its southern island of Okinawa.
Brexit Party’s Farage says: We could be kingmakers in likely hung parliament
The British election is likely to result in a hung parliament and the Brexit Party’s lawmakers could be kingmakers, leader Nigel Farage said on Monday.
Indian Muslims anxious as court prepares to rule on destroyed mosque
In the Indian town of Ayodhya, minority Muslims are feeling under siege as they await a Supreme Court ruling on a centuries-old religious dispute that has cast a shadow over their relations with the majority Hindu community.
China says U.S. should not ‘gesticulate’ about South China Sea issue
China’s foreign ministry said on Monday that the United States should not “gesticulate” about the South China Sea issue.
