Iran says Syria has every right to defend itself against Israel: TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran on Friday supported Syria’s right to defend itself against aggression from Israel, state TV reported, accusing others of remaining silent over the attacks on Tehran’s key regional ally.
Malaysia’s Mahathir says king willing to grant full pardon for Anwar
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s newly-elected Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Friday that the country’s monarch has indicated he was willing to grant a full pardon to jailed politician Anwar Ibrahim immediately.
Indonesia evacuates residents, shuts airport after Java volcano erupts
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities ordered people living near a volcano to leave their homes on Friday and a major city closed its airport after the 5,500 meter (18,000 ft) peak sent a column of steam and ash into the sky.
Australian police find seven dead in rural town, guns seized
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police found seven dead people on Friday, including four children, in a rural town in the Margaret River wine-growing region, and said guns were involved in the killings.
Philippines’ government sees popularity dip on inflation worries
MANILA (Reuters) – Public satisfaction with the performance of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s government fell in the first quarter from a record high in December, partly pulled down by a poor score on fighting inflation, a private pollster said…
Guatemala asks Sweden, Venezuela to remove ambassadors over ‘interference’
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala asked the governments of Sweden and Venezuela on Thursday to withdraw their ambassadors, accusing the diplomats of improperly interfering in domestic politics.
As flat prices soar in Hong Kong, investors park money down in the lot
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Esther Fan’s nest egg is tucked away in an old residential complex on the outskirts of Hong Kong – two parking spaces in a dimly-lit lot alongside dozens of luxury cars and a Mini Cooper with fake eyelashes on its headlights.
Election over, new Malaysia PM gets down to business
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad held a meeting of top alliance partners on Friday as he got down to the business of forming a government that, for the first time in the country’s history, will not be from the Barisan …
Memories of hunger cloud North Korean refugee’s hopes for Trump-Kim summit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Walking through the Korean War Memorial in Washington, Grace Jo remembers a pivotal point in her childhood in North Korea, what she calls “the almost dying moment.”
Trump seeks ‘very meaningful’ summit in Singapore with North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he had high hopes of “doing something very meaningful” to curtail North Korea’s nuclear ambitions at a summit in Singapore next month, after Pyongyang smoothed the way for talks by fre…
