Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai critically ill in South Africa: party source
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader, Morgan Tsvangirai, is critically ill in a South African hospital and his supporters should “brace for the worst”, a party source with knowledge of his condition said on Tuesday.
Philippines’ Duterte reneges on China deal, bans foreign research ships
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has banned all foreign scientific research off the country’s Pacific coast and told the navy to chase away unauthorized vessels, despite earlier allowing Chinese oceanographers to operate there.
One Turkish soldier killed, five wounded in attack in northwest Syria: army
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – One Turkish soldier was killed and five were wounded on Monday in a rocket and mortar attack by militants as the Turkish forces were setting up a military post in northwest Syria, Turkey’s armed forces said on Tuesday.
North Korean Olympics ferry tacks past sanctions with karaoke, ice cream on board
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean ferry is set to arrive in South Korea on Tuesday carrying a 140-strong orchestra to perform at the Winter Olympics this week, taking advantage of a rare sanctions exemption from Seoul 16 years after its previous visit.
Thai rights news conference called off after police warning
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A news conference by a Thai rights group was called off on Tuesday following a police warning not to hold the event or risk violating a junta ban on public gatherings.
Israeli minister “honoured” to be barred from Poland over Holocaust bill
WARSAW/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s education minister said on Monday he was “honoured” Poland had canceled his visit to Warsaw this week because he refused to back down from condemnation of a bill that would outlaw suggesting Poland was complicit i…
Reuters reporters arrested in Myanmar brought to court
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists accused of violating Myanmar’s Official Secrets Act appeared in court on Tuesday, with prosecutors due to present more witnesses to determine whether they should be charged under the colonial-era law.
U.N. finds possible extrajudicial killings in El Salvador gang offensive
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Police and soldiers in El Salvador may have committed extrajudicial killings and used excessive force in their battle against violent street gangs in the Central American country, the United Nations said on Monday.
Mexican leftist says can’t let oil back in hands of foreigners
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, currently leading polls for Mexico’s July presidential election, said on Monday he would try to stop the country’s oil from falling into foreign hands and reiterated that he would review recently han…
China says carries out another anti-missile test
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has successfully carried out another test of an anti-missile intercept system, the Defence Ministry said on Tuesday, describing it as defensive and not aimed at any country.
