Cyclone wreaks havoc in Tonga’s capital, parliament flattened, homes wrecked
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Tonga’s neighbors scrambled to deliver emergency relief on Tuesday after Cyclone Gita tore across the Pacific island nation in the middle of the night, flattening the parliament, tearing roofs off homes and causing widespread flo…
Cyclone wreaks havoc in Tonga’s capital, parliament flattened, homes wrecked
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – Tonga’s neighbors scrambled to deliver emergency relief on Tuesday after Cyclone Gita tore across the Pacific island nation in the middle of the night, flattening the parliament, tearing roofs off homes and causing widespread flo…
North Korea warms to South Korea after visit, pressure to be kept in place for now
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s leader said he wants to boost the “warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue” with South Korea after his high-level delegation returned from a visit to the South, as his foes reiterated the need to keep up maximum pres…
North Korea warms to South Korea after visit, pressure to be kept in place for now
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s leader said he wants to boost the “warm climate of reconciliation and dialogue” with South Korea after his high-level delegation returned from a visit to the South, as his foes reiterated the need to keep up maximum pres…
Taiwan says ‘insensitive’ China playing politics with Papua New Guinea move soon after quake
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has accused China of insensitivity by announcing that Papua New Guinea had downgraded its relations with the self-ruled island while Taiwan was still dealing with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.
Taiwan says ‘insensitive’ China playing politics with Papua New Guinea move soon after quake
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has accused China of insensitivity by announcing that Papua New Guinea had downgraded its relations with the self-ruled island while Taiwan was still dealing with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.
South Africa’s ANC decides to remove Zuma as head of state: source
PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s African National Congress party executive committee has decided to “recall,” or remove, President Jacob Zuma as head of state, a senior ANC source told Reuters on Tuesday, after a 13-hour meeting of the …
Former senior Chinese politician Sun Zhengcai charged with bribery: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors have charged disgraced senior politician Sun Zhengcai with bribery, state media said on Tuesday.
Trump tells Putin more steps needed to scrap North Korea nuclear program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who complained last month that Moscow was “not helping us at all with North Korea,” told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that more needs to be done to scrap Pyongyang’s nuclear program, the…
Liberia church massacre survivors sue alleged perpetrator in U.S. court
NEW YORK/MONROVIA (Reuters) – Four survivors of a church massacre that killed 600 people during the Liberian civil war on Monday filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. court against the man they accuse of having ordered the attack.
