China’s top graft buster to go after ‘political deviation’
China’s top anti-corruption body will target “political deviation” this year along with continued efforts to stamp out graft, it said on Tuesday, as part of a long-running campaign to improve discipline in the ruling Communist Party.
Indian air force planes collide in air show rehearsal, one pilot dead
Two Indian Air Force planes collided in mid-air in the southern state of Karnataka on Tuesday while rehearsing an aerobatic show, killing one pilot and injuring two others, a senior police official said.
Third Egyptian policeman dies of wounds after Cairo blast
Three policemen were killed and five people were wounded, three of them civilians, when an explosive device carried by a militant they were chasing detonated in central Cairo on Monday night.
India warns Kashmir militants to give up arms or get killed
India’s top military commander in Kashmir on Tuesday told mothers to get their militant sons to surrender or see them dead, as security forces intensified a crackdown in the disputed region after a suicide bomber killed 40 paramilitary police.
Britain will not take part in EU parliament elections: junior Brexit minister
Britain will not take part in the elections to the European Parliament in May because it will leave the European Union on March 29th, junior Brexit minister Martin Callanan told reporters on Tuesday.
Pakistan PM urges talks on Kashmir blast, warns India against attack
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Tuesday his country had nothing to do with a suicide bombing that killed 40 Indian troopers in Kashmir, adding that tensions can only ease with dialogue but Pakistan would retaliate if attacked by India.
Rome’s Ciampino airport closed due to a fire
Rome’s Ciampino airport, used by budget airline Ryanair, was closed on Tuesday due to a fire in the terminal, the company managing the site said.
Ahead of Saudi visit, China seeks ‘deeper trust’ with Iran
China wants to deepen “strategic trust” with Iran, the Chinese government’s top diplomat told Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday, days before Saudi Arabia’s crown prince visits Beijing, underscoring China’s difficult Middle East balancing act.
Turkish court upholds jail sentences on Cumhuriyet staff – paper
A Turkish appeals court upheld a ruling to jail journalists and executives from the opposition newspaper Cumhuriyet, the paper said on Tuesday, adding that its employees will be sent back to prison to serve the remainder of their sentences.
China reports first African swine fever outbreak in Guangxi region
China said on Tuesday it had confirmed the first outbreak of African swine fever in the Guangxi Autonomous Region in the country’s south, as the highly contagious disease spreads through the world’s largest hog herd.
