China captures arson suspect in karaoke lounge blaze that killed 18
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Police in southern China on Tuesday captured a man suspected to have started a blaze in a karaoke TV lounge that killed 18 people, shortly after authorities offered a reward for information on his whereabouts.
Mexico arrests alleged killer of drug war journalist, says minister
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s interior minister on Monday said that authorities had arrested the alleged murderer of a renowned journalist in northern Mexico whose death had become emblematic of a spike in violence across the country.
Fire in China karaoke lounge kills 18; police suspect arson
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A fire at a karaoke TV lounge in southern China killed 18 people on Tuesday, and police offered a reward for information leading to the capture of a man suspected to have started the blaze.
Mexican students were killed, dissolved in acid, officials say
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Three missing Mexican students were killed last month in the western state of Jalisco and their bodies dissolved in acid after criminals confused them with members of a rival gang, authorities said Monday.
Southern China karaoke lounge fire kills 18 – police
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A fire in southern China at a karaoke TV lounge killed 18 people on Tuesday, according to the official Xinhua news agency, citing local police.
Driver kills 10, injures 15 plowing van into Toronto sidewalk crowd
TORONTO (Reuters) – A driver deliberately plowed his white Ryder rental van into a lunch-hour crowd in Toronto on Monday, killing 10 people and injuring 15 along a roughly mile-long (1.6-km) stretch of sidewalk thronged with pedestrians, police said.
Some U.S. allies caught in crossfire of sanctions on Russian arms
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – U.S. sanctions on Russian military exports have put the brakes on a $6 billion deal with India and may derail the arms purchases of other U.S. allies around Asia, experts say.
Ten now dead, 15 injured after van plows into Toronto crowd
TORONTO (Reuters) – Ten people were killed and another 15 are injured after a 25-year-old man appeared to deliberately mow down pedestrians in north Toronto, the city’s police chief said on Monday.
Japan Finance Minister Aso says he’s not considering resigning
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Finance Minister Taro Aso said on Tuesday he was not considering resigning over recent scandals involving his ministry, including alleged sexual harassment by a top official and document alterations related to a controversial…
China conducts live fire combat drills in East China Sea: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has conducted live combat drills in the East China Sea, state news agency Xinhua reported late on Monday, the latest in a series of air and sea military exercises it has conducted over the past 10 days.
