Japan’s Abe apologizes amid cronyism scandal, vows to revise constitution
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, his ratings in a slump amid a suspected cronyism scandal and cover-up, apologized again on Sunday for causing anxiety and loss of confidence in his government.
China air force drills again in South China Sea, Western Pacific
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s air force has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing though Japan’s southern islands, the air force said on Sunday, calling such exercises the best preparation for …
Police, politicians accused of joining Sri Lanka’s anti-Muslim riots
KANDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Police and politicians backed by the country’s former strongman President Mahinda Rajapaksa joined anti-Muslim riots that rocked Sri Lanka’s Kandy district this month, according to witnesses, officials and CCTV footage revi…
Thai politics: No country for young men?
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A 39-year-old motor parts billionaire and extreme sports enthusiast seeking to shake up Thai politics has been compared to France’s Emmanuel Macron and Canada’s Justin Trudeau for his youth.
Jose Abreu, creator of Venezuelan El Sistema youth orchestras, dies
CARACAS (Reuters) – Jose Abreu, the award-winning founder of a program that pulled thousands of Venezuelan children from crime and poverty through music, died on Saturday, aged 78.
U.S. says killed two ‘terrorists’ in southern Libya air strike
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – U.S. forces said they had killed “two terrorists” in an air strike in southwestern Libya on Saturday as part of efforts to deny militants a safe haven in the country’s vast desert.
Congo military kills 13 rebels in Ituri clashes: army spokesman
GOMA, Congo (Reuters) – Congo’s military said on Saturday it had killed 13 militiamen during clashes with an unidentified group after coming under attack in the country’s volatile northeastern Ituri province.
Peruvian judge bars ex-president Kuczynski from leaving country
LIMA (Reuters) – A Peruvian judge on Saturday imposed travel restrictions on former President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, who resigned this week while facing near-certain impeachment over ties to a construction firm at the heart of a graft investigation.
U.S. says killed two ‘terrorists’ in air strike in southern Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – U.S. forces carried out an air strike near the southern Libyan city of Ubari on Saturday “killing two terrorists”, the U.S. Africa Command said.
Italian parties reach deal on parliamentary speakers
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement hooked up with conservative parties on Saturday to elect the speakers of both houses of parliament, but there was no sign yet they might extend this pact and form a government.
