South Korea, U.S. to work closely on summit after Pyongyang’s about-face
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump held discussions on Sunday to ensure that the North Korea-U.S. summit remains on track after North Korea threatened to pull out of the high-level talks.
Defying global pressure, Maduro seeks re-election in Venezuela
CARACAS/BARQUISIMETO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was seeking a six-year term on Sunday in a vote condemned by foes as the “coronation” of a dictator and likely to bring fresh foreign sanctions.
Twenty years on, victims of 1998 Indonesia violence still seek justice
JAKARTA (Reuters) – For the past decade, Indonesian housewife Maria Sanu has joined a small group of protesters at a silent weekly vigil outside the presidential palace in Jakarta, seeking justice for her son who died during the political turmoil of 19…
Handbag and jewelry haul puts Malaysia’s former first lady in spotlight
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – In early 2015, as Malaysians were protesting over government plans to introduce a consumption tax, the then first lady was complaining about the rising costs of her hairdresser.
Europe, China, Russia discussing new deal for Iran: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – Diplomats from Europe, China and Russia are discussing a new accord to offer Iran financial aid to curb its ballistic missile development and meddling in the region, in the hope of salvaging its 2015 nuclear deal, a German newspaper …
Cuba confirms 110 killed in country’s deadliest plane crash since 1989
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban authorities said the fiery crash of an aging Boeing passenger jet on Friday shortly after takeoff from Havana had killed 110 of the 113 on board, making it the Caribbean island’s deadliest air disaster in nearly 30 years.
Venezuela accuses U.S. of sabotaging election with new sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela on Saturday accused the United States of using new sanctions against its government’s top officials to sabotage a controversial presidential election on Sunday, which the country’s opposition says has been rigged.
Egypt detains socialist activist, lawyers say
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s state security prosecutor on Saturday ordered a prominent activist detained for 15 days for investigation on charges of involvement with a banned group and inciting and taking part in illegal protests, rights lawyers said.
Soccer: Ozil, Gundogan meet German president over Erdogan photo row
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two German internationals of Turkish heritage met Germany’s head of state and soccer bosses on Saturday, in a bid to defuse a political row after they were pictured with Turkey’s president.
Cuba in mourning after worst plane crash in nearly 30 years
HAVANA (Reuters) – Flags flew at half-mast in Cuba on Saturday marking the start of two days of national mourning while authorities worked to identify the corpses of more than 100 people who died in the crash of a Boeing 737 shortly after takeoff from …
