Afghan farmers stick to growing opium in the face of less lucrative options
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan farmers are busy in their poppy fields as the annual opium harvest begins, underscoring the government’s failure to stamp out a crop that yields much of the world’s supply of heroin.
Migrants from caravan in limbo as U.S. says border crossing full
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – About 50 people from a Central American migrant caravan including women, children and transgender individuals tried to seek U.S. asylum on Sunday but were not allowed to cross the Mexico border because officials said the fac…
North Korea to align with South’s time zone as first practical step toward reconciliation
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea will shift its time zone 30 minutes earlier to align with South Korea starting May 5 “as a first practical step for national reconciliation and unity,” the North’s state media said Monday.
Migrants from caravan in limbo as U.S. says border crossing full
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – About 50 people from a Central American migrant caravan including women, children and transgender individuals tried to seek U.S. asylum on Sunday but were not immediately allowed to cross the Mexico border because officials …
Pemex security worker killed in attack in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A security official with Mexico’s state oil company, Pemex, was killed in an attack in the border state of Tamaulipas, the company’s chief executive said on Sunday.
Syrian army says ‘enemy’ rocket attacks on military bases
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in the Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it said was new “aggression” by its enemies, state television said.
Syrian army says ‘enemy’ rocket attacks strike at military bases
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army said on Sunday that rockets had struck several military bases in the Hama and Aleppo countryside in what it said was new “aggression” by its enemies, state television said.
British interior minister Rudd resigns after immigration scandal
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s interior minister resigned on Sunday after Prime Minister Theresa May’s government faced an outpouring of indignation over its treatment of some long-term Caribbean residents who were wrongly labeled illegal immigrants.
Syrian state TV says successive blasts heard in Hama province
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian state television said on Sunday successive blasts were heard in rural Hama province and that authorities were investigating the cause.
Migrant caravan gathers on U.S.-Mexico border before asylum bids
TIJUANA, Mexico (Reuters) – Hundreds of people from a Central American migrant caravan rallied on Sunday at the U.S.-Mexico border, many preparing to report to U.S. authorities later in the day to make asylum claims that may land them in detention cent…
