Syrian army shells jihadist enclave near Damascus: pro-Assad commander
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army started shelling a jihadist enclave south of Damascus on Tuesday in preparation for an operation to retake the area, a commander in a pro-Damascus regional military alliance said.
Crude bomb blast at Indian government relief office in Nepal, no injuries
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A crude bomb went off outside an Indian government relief office in Nepal causing minor damage but no injuries, officials said on Tuesday, in what appeared to be a rare gesture of Nepali anger toward its giant neighbor to the sout…
South Korea says officials may visit North Korea ahead of summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – Senior South Korean officials may visit Pyongyang ahead of next week’s summit between President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, a senior South Korean official said on Tuesday.
Germany’s SPD urge Merkel’s conservatives to speed up euro zone reform
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats on Tuesday raised the pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives to back proposals to reform the euro zone as agreed in their coalition deal.
No known cases of deported ‘Windrush’ residents, Britain says
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain knows of no cases where British residents of the so-called ‘Windrush generation’ from the Caribbean have been deported due to their lack of documentation, Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington said on Tuesday.
Japanese immigration detainees launch hunger strike over death
TOKYO (Reuters) – Foreigners held in a Japanese immigration detention center have launched a hunger strike over the death of a detainee, drawing fresh attention to conditions under which they are held.
G7 backs U.S., British, French efforts to curb Syrian chemical weapon capability
BERLIN (Reuters) – The Group of Seven industrialized nations condemned the alleged chemical attack in eastern Ghouta in Syria on April 7 and backed “proportionate” efforts by the United States, Britain and France to stop the future use of such weapons…
Under military rule, Venezuela oil workers quit in a stampede
CARACAS (Reuters) – Chauffeured around in a sleek black pick-up, the head of Venezuela’s oil industry, Major General Manuel Quevedo, last month toured a joint venture with U.S. major Chevron.
Trump, Japan’s Abe seek consensus on North Korea amid strains
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek common ground on how to deal with North Korea’s nuclear challenge on Tuesday amid fears in Tokyo that Trump might be prone to make too many c…
Myanmar to free over 8,000 prisoners in new-year amnesty
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s new president said on Tuesday over 8,000 prisoners will be freed in an amnesty, a move the government said would bring about humanitarian support amid the country’s political reforms after decades of military rule.
