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| China says investigating U.S. woman suspected of spying |
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| An American woman suspected of spying is being investigated, China's Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday, as President Xi Jinping left for the United States on an official visit. Sandy Phan-Gillis, from Texas, has been held by Chinese authorities for about six months, according to a statement from her family that was released online this week. The statement said she is suspected of spying and stealing state secrets. |
| 'Putin's banker' Pugachev files $12 billion claim against Russia |
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 By Guy Faulconbridge and Stephen Grey PARIS (Reuters) - Sergei Pugachev, a tycoon once dubbed "Putin's banker" because of his influence in the Kremlin, has filed a $12 billion claim against Russia after his business empire was carved up when he fell out of favour with President Vladimir Putin. "Over the past few years, Russia has pursued a multi-pronged attack against me, my family, and my investments," Pugachev said in a written statement on Tuesday. "I refuse to be intimidated by Russia's tactics." Reuters reported on Monday that lawyers for Pugachev had issued notice of a claim of more than $10 billion against Russia that is likely to be heard in the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague.
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| Afghan Taliban seize Humvees for sneak attacks and propaganda |
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| By Hamid Shalizi KABUL (Reuters) - When two U.S.-made Humvees approached a checkpoint in Afghanistan's Helmand province last month, the police assumed them to be friendly local or coalition forces. In fact, Taliban militants were behind the wheel of the sand-coloured vehicles. Caught by surprise, police stood no chance against the Humvees' mounted machine guns. |
| British man charged with Singapore GP track intrusion |
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| A British national has appeared in court in Singapore charged with endangering the personal safety of drivers by walking across the track during last weekend's floodlit Formula One Grand Prix. Court documents on Tuesday identified the 27-year-old man as Yogvitam Pravin Dhokia. "He must have had a couple of beers," Mercedes motorsport head Toto Wolff told reporters afterwards. |
| Indonesia starts legal action against companies linked to SE Asia haze |
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 By Bernadette Christina JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia has ordered four companies to suspend operations for allegedly causing forest fires that have sent thick smoke across a swathe of Southeast Asia, an environment ministry official said on Tuesday. Indonesia has launched investigations against more than 200 companies as it scrambles to bring the fires on Sumatra and Kalimantan islands under control by the end of November, amid complaints from neighbouring Singapore and Malaysia. "These suspensions will be in effect until the criminal proceedings undertaken by the police are finished," environment ministry secretary general Bambang Hendroyono said.
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| Pakistan jail officials unsure how to hang paralysed convict |
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| By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani jail authorities postponed executing a prisoner who is in a wheelchair an hour before he was due to be hanged on Tuesday, because prison rules did not make it clear how they should proceed, his lawyers said. Abdul Basit was to have been hanged in the eastern city of Faisalabad in the morning, but authorities were stymied at the last minute because he could not walk to the gallows as required by the jail manual. "When the judicial magistrate came to the hanging, these guys tried to make him (Basit) stand at the gallows ... it wasn't possible, so the magistrate postponed the hanging," said Wassam Waheed, a spokesman for legal aid group Justice Project Pakistan. |
| German police raid suspected Islamists in Berlin |
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 German police said they raided eight properties in Berlin early on Tuesday that they believe are being used by suspected Islamists supporting fighting in Syria. "There is no reason to believe that the suspects have prepared attacks in Germany," said Berlin police in a statement.
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