Britain warns: Do not underestimate Russian spies
Recent failings by Russian military intelligence (GRU) have made it easy to laugh at its spies but the West should not underestimate the skills of the Kremlin’s once mighty espionage services, Britain’s Security Minister said on Tuesday.
Blast in SAIL’s central Indian steel plant kills at least six: police official
A blast at Steel Authority of India’s plant in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday killed at least six people, a police official said.
Norway police file ‘procedural’ accusations over 1993 shooting of Satanic Verses publisher
Norwegian police have filed accusations against several suspects in the 1993 shooting of author Salman Rushdie’s Norwegian publisher, the National Criminal Investigation Service said on Tuesday.
Syria offers amnesty to deserters and draft dodgers
The Syrian government has announced an amnesty for men who deserted the army or have avoided military service, giving them several months to report for duty without facing punishment, it said on Tuesday.
Singapore court convicts activist, opposition politician over Facebook comments
A Singapore court on Tuesday convicted a rights activist and an opposition politician of contempt of court, punishable by up to three years in jail, for online comments posted on Facebook, the first such ruling under a new law.
Health fears turn from injury to disease as Indonesia quake toll rises above 2,000
Health workers in Indonesia are struggling to care for tens of thousands of people displaced by an earthquake and tsunami, with a lack of shelter and clean water among major problems as the focus turns from injury to disease.
North Korea wants to ‘ardently welcome’ Pope Francis, South Korea says
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has invited Pope Francis to visit Pyongyang in a gesture designed to highlight peace efforts on the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s presidential office said on Tuesday.
Turkey tells Saudis to prove missing journalist left consulate, U.S. urges Saudis to support inquiry
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called on Riyadh to prove its claim that Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who has been missing since last week, left the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, while the Washington called on Saudi Arabia to sup…
At least 40 of UK PM May’s lawmakers willing to vote down Brexit deal, ex-minister says
At least 40 lawmakers in Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party are willing to vote down her possible Brexit deal if it leaves the United Kingdom ‘half in and half out’ of the European Union, a senior lawmaker said on Tuesday.
South Africa finance minister’s IMF trip eases fears over his future
South Africa’s finance minister is traveling to Indonesia for an International Monetary Fund (IMF) meeting, the Treasury said on Tuesday, a statement that may soothe markets a day after a media report that he had asked the president to sack him.
