Australia stands by canceling citizenship of Islamic State recruiter despite Fiji challenge
Australia’s government is confident it has grounds to strip an alleged Islamic State recruiter of citizenship, a minister said on Wednesday, as questions arose over whether doing so could be illegal and leave the man stateless.
Myanmar says police attacked as western fighting displaces thousands
Myanmar police have clashed with insurgents in the troubled western state of Rakhine, state-run media said on Wednesday, as intensified fighting continued between the security forces and an armed group representing the Buddhist Rakhine ethnic group.
Official from India’s ruling BJP calls for protests as women enter Hindu temple
A local official from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling party called for protests after two women entered a Hindu temple in the southern state of Kerala on Wednesday, defying a centuries-old ban on women of menstruating age entering the shri…
Landslides kill at least 15 in Indonesia after year of disasters
Indonesian rescue teams were searching for victims of a series of landslides that killed at least 15 people on New Year’s Day, officials said, after a year of natural disasters killed thousands.
Two women defy centuries-old ban by entering Indian temple
Two women defied a centuries-old ban on entering a Hindu temple in India’s southern state of Kerala in the early hours of Wednesday, the state’s chief minister said, raising fears of a backlash from conservative Hindu groups.
China’s Xi threatens Taiwan with force but also seeks peaceful ‘reunification’
China reserves the right to use force to bring Taiwan under its control but will strive to achieve peaceful “reunification” with the self-ruled island that has a bright future under any future Chinese rule, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday.
Somalia orders top U.N. official to leave
Somalia has kicked out the country’s top United Nations official in a decision likely to harm relations with foreign powers backing government attempts to restore stability after decades of turmoil.
U.S. agents fire tear gas into Mexico at ‘violent mob’ near border
U.S. border agents launched tear gas into Mexico early on Tuesday to deter a group of migrants that one official called “a violent mob” from crossing over from Tijuana, according to a Reuters witness and the U.S. government.
Honduras to talk with Israel, U.S. on Jerusalem embassy
Honduras will hold talks with Israel, joined by the United States, aimed at opening an embassy in Jerusalem, the countries said on Tuesday, as the small Central American nation looks to follow U.S. President Donald Trump’s much-criticized move.
Australia contacts Fiji over alleged Islamic State recruiter: minister
Australia’s government is in contact with Fiji after Canberra stripped an alleged Islamic State recruiter of citizenship, a senior minister said on Wednesday, as questions arose about whether the man was also a citizen of the small Pacific nation.
