By Hnin Yadana Zaw and Timothy Mclaughlin YANGON (Reuters) – A war of words is being fought in Myanmar, largely over social media, between nationalist Buddhist monks and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party, highlighting divisions in the run-up to a general election on Nov. 8. Tin Oo, a founding member of Suu Kyi’s […]
By Haji Mujtaba BANNU, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani forces killed 25 suspected militants in air strikes on Thursday on northwestern strongholds near the border with Afghanistan, the Pakistani army said. The government launched a sustained offensive last year against Pakistani Taliban militants in lawless border regions, in particular North Waziristan. But despite the action against […]
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said it has detained an U.S. anti-abortion activist after he attempted to enter the country without a valid visa on Thursday, just days after permission for him travel to Australia for a series of talks was revoked. Troy Newman, a anti-abortion campaigner, was detained at Melbourne Airport after […]
BEIJING (Reuters) – New satellite images show China may be building its first indigenous aircraft carrier in the northeastern port of Dalian, according to IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly, which has released the pictures. Little is known about China’s aircraft carrier program, which is a state secret, though Chinese state media have hinted new vessels are […]
By David Brunnstrom UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif called on Wednesday for cooperation, not confrontation, with on-and-off foe India and said the two nuclear-armed countries should formalize a cease-fire in disputed Kashmir. In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, Sharif said cease-fire violations in Kashmir were intensifying, causing civilian deaths, […]
By Ana Isabel Martinez and Kevin Krolicki ATLANTA (Reuters) – Negotiators trying to clinch a Pacific Rim free trade deal made headway on Wednesday over how to remove a stumbling block and give automakers a freer hand to sell cars in the United States with more parts purchased in Asia. People briefed on the closed-door […]
TOKYO (Reuters) – SoftBank Group Corp <9984.T> said it had led a $1 billion investment in U.S. financial technology startup SoFi, calling it the largest single financing round in the fintech space to date. The deal is the latest in the sector, where relatively young companies offer financial services through software. In July, Spain’s Banco […]
By Yeganeh Torbati WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Top U.S. military leaders were expected to deliver their recommendations on Wednesday on opening combat jobs to women, teeing up a historic but delicate decision by Defense Secretary Ash Carter on how far to move gender boundaries in the world’s most formidable military. Carter has until year’s end to […]
SEOUL (Reuters) – Kakao Corp, the operator of South Korea’s largest mobile messaging app, said Tencent Holdings Ltd and eBay Inc have joined its bid for a new South Korean Internet bank license. Tencent and eBay will make their investments through subsidiaries, which are expected to take stakes of 4 percent or less in the […]
