Explainer: Who is behind the Philippine church bombings?
Philippines security forces investigating a deadly twin bombing at a church on a predominantly Muslim southern island are zeroing in on what they say is an affiliate of the militant Abu Sayyaf Group.
China jailing of rights lawyer a ‘mockery’ of law, says rights group
A Chinese court on Monday jailed prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang for 4-1/2 years for subversion of state power, a sentence denounced by Human Rights Watch as a “mockery” of Beijing’s claims to champion the rule of law.
Brazil President Bolsonaro scheduled for surgery, two days’ rest
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was set to undergo surgery on Monday morning to remove a colostomy tube and reconnect his intestines, reversing a procedure done after he survived a near-fatal stabbing on the campaign trail in September.
Russian police find stolen painting, detain suspected thief
Russian police have recovered a painting by prominent artist Arkhip Kuindzhi stolen from a Moscow gallery on Sunday and detained the suspected thief, TASS state news agency said on Monday, citing a police official.
India’s Modi seen appeasing voters, putting reforms aside in pre-election budget
Desperate for five more years in power, India’s Hindu nationalist government will woo rural and urban middle-class voters with farm relief measures and tax cuts, said officials privy to plans for the final budget before a general election.
Despair turns to anger as Brazilians reckon with latest dam disaster
Grief over the hundreds of Brazilians feared lost in a mining disaster has quickly hardened into anger as victims’ families and politicians say iron ore miner Vale SA and regulators have learned nothing from the recent past.
Suu Kyi to investors: Myanmar is open for business
Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Monday urged global investors to put their money into Myanmar, seeking to offset the negative impact of the Rohingya crisis and slow pace of economic reforms.
New dam disaster puts Vale CEO, deals and dividends under scrutiny
When Fabio Schvartsman took the reins of Vale SA in 2017, he suggested a motto for the world’s largest iron miner, turning the page on a tailings dam disaster that hit a small Brazilian town two years before: “Mariana, never again.”
Ten killed in gunfight in violent Mexican state
Ten people were killed and two wounded in a shootout on Sunday between two armed groups in the southwestern Mexican state of Guerrero, the state government said.
China jails prominent rights lawyer for 4-1/2 years for subversion
A Chinese court on Monday jailed prominent rights lawyer Wang Quanzhang for 4-1/2 years for subversion of state power. Human Rights Watch said the sentencing made a “mockery” of the Chinese leadership’s claims to champion the rule of law.
