France’s ‘yellow vests’ suffer early European election setback
France’s “yellow vests” suffered the first setback to their ambitions to contest May’s European elections after one of 10 candidates and their campaign director quit following a barrage of attacks from within the divided protest movement.
Myanmar official suggests downsizing or relocating dam that frayed China ties
A top Myanmar investment official on Tuesday suggested alternatives such as downsizing or relocating a stalled Chinese-backed dam project that has strained ties between the neighbors.
Malaysia’s Mahathir seeks China’s understanding on scrapped $20-billion rail deal
Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday asked for China’s understanding over Malaysia’s plan to cancel a $20-billion rail project that spearheads China’s infrastructure push in the Southeast Asian nation, saying Kuala Lumpur could not afford it.
‘Fight until the end’: South Korean ‘comfort women’ campaigner dies at 93
At 93, Kim Bok-dong died as she had lived for many years: at the heart of the controversy over Japan’s use of forced labor in its wartime brothels.
Thousands flee Nigerian city into Cameroon fearing militant attack: UNHCR
Around 30,000 people fled into Cameroon at the weekend from the Nigerian city of Rann, fearing an attack by Boko Haram militants, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday.
Pakistani court dismisses petition against Christian’s blasphemy acquittal
Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of a Christian woman who spent years on death row after being convicted of blasphemy, dismissing a petition filed by Islamists who have called for her execution.
India asks top court to allow land transfer near disputed Ayodhya site
India’s government on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court to allow it to hand over land to a Hindu trust that wants to build a temple in the northern town of Ayodhya, long a flashpoint for minority Muslims.
EU parliamentarians to back visa-free travel for Britons after Brexit
A European Parliament committee is expected to propose on Tuesday that Britons enjoy visa-free travel to Europe after Brexit, regardless of whether the bloc’s divorce with Britain goes smoothly or becomes a damaging, abrupt split.
U.N. Khashoggi investigator says no approval yet from Saudis for meeting
The U.N. investigator leading the inquiry into the killing of Jamal Khashoggi said on Tuesday that Saudi Arabia had not yet approved a request for her to enter the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul and meet Saudi authorities.
Two engineers, who worked for Brazil miner Vale on burst dam, arrested: prosecutors
Two engineers, who worked on behalf of Brazilian miner Vale at its burst tailings dam, have been arrested, according to Sao Paulo state prosecutors.
