Trump welcomes U.S. prisoners released by North Korea, thanks Kim
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed three former U.S. prisoners who landed at a military base near Washington on Thursday after being released by North Korea, thanking leader Kim Jong Un and sounding upbeat on a plan…
Italian president gives parties more time to form government
ROME (Reuters) – Italian President Sergio Mattarella will give more time to the League and 5-Star Movement to strike a government pact aimed at ending nine weeks of political stalemate, a source in the president’s office said on Thursday.
Turkey detains dozens of air force personnel over Gulen links: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police detained 65 suspects on Thursday in an operation targeting air force personnel accused of links to the U.S.-based preacher whom Ankara says orchestrated an attempted coup in 2016, state-run Anadolu news agency said.
Indonesia ends militant jail siege after five officers ‘sadistically’ killed
DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) – A hostage crisis at a high-security jail in Indonesia ended on Thursday after Islamist militant prisoners who killed five police surrendered and released an officer they were holding, authorities said.
Mahathir says poised to lead Malaysia again after shock election win
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Mahathir Mohamad on Thursday brushed aside doubts that he would become Malaysia’s next prime minister following his shock election victory over the coalition that has ruled the Southeast Asian nation for six decades since indep…
Britain settles rendition case with Libyan ex-rebel, Guardian reports
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain has reached a settlement with Abdul Hakim Belhadj, a Libyan former rebel leader who says he suffered years of torture by Muammar Gaddafi’s henchmen after British and U.S. spies handed him over to Libya, the Guardian newspaper…
Kenyan dam bursts, causing deaths, `huge destruction’, official says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A dam burst in a Kenyan town after weeks of heavy rain, causing “huge destruction” and deaths, a government official said on Thursday, while a local television station said 20 bodies had so far been recovered.
Kazakh police detain dozens at anti-government rally
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakh police detained dozens of people who demonstrated in the Central Asian nation’s biggest city on Thursday after an opponent of President Nursultan Nazarbayev urged his followers to protest.
Cambodian court upholds convictions of 11 jailed for opposition protest
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – A Cambodian judge on Thursday upheld the “insurrection” convictions of 11 members and supporters of the country’s now dissolved main opposition party.
Malaysia’s Najib raises doubt that Mahathir will succeed him
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Najib Razak appeared to raise doubt on Thursday that his mentor-turned-foe Mahathir Mohamad would succeed him as prime minister following the stunning defeat of his ruling coalition in the country’s general election….
