North Korean diplomats en route to Moscow for consultations
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A North Korean foreign ministry delegation is heading to Moscow for talks over mutual cooperation, the Russian Embassy in North Korea said on Friday.
No Samsung phones, Nike uniforms for North Koreans? Sanctions cloud Olympic perks
SEOUL (Reuters) – All of the almost 3,000 athletes competing at the upcoming Pyeongchang Winter Olympics are set to get perks including the latest $1,100 Samsung smartphones, top of the range new equipment to take home and sleek Nike uniforms.
A tale of two Guantanamos
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) – On the eastern edge of Cuba, lies the tale of two cities, Guantanamo the city and Guantanamo the U.S. naval base. Both are testament to the gulf between the two countries and their cultures.
Russia says U.S. ‘hunting’ for Russians to arrest around the world
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has issued a travel warning recommending its citizens think twice before traveling abroad, saying the United States was hunting for Russians to arrest around the world.
Miners’ protest raises political temperature in Morocco
RABAT/MARRAKECH, Morocco (Reuters) – Moroccans risking their lives scraping coal from abandoned mines have listened to local officials, the mining ministry and a close royal ally since they began protesting five weeks ago. Now some of them want the kin…
Abstention looms over Venezuela opposition in upcoming president vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition faces a weak adversary in an upcoming presidential election in the form of unpopular President Nicolas Maduro but it must overcome a more formidable challenge – abstention in its own ranks.
Vehicle plows into pedestrians in Shanghai, injuring 18
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Eighteen people were injured on Friday, three seriously, after a vehicle caught fire and mounted the pavement in a busy part of central Shanghai and plowed into pedestrians, said police.
Are you OK, Aunty May? China warms to UK Prime Minister
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May landed in China earlier this week fending off questions about her future amid mounting accusations of poor leadership, boring policies, and weakness over Brexit.
Fidel Castro’s eldest son ‘Fidelito’ commits suicide
HAVANA (Reuters) – The eldest son of late Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro, Fidel Castro Diaz-Balart, committed suicide on Thursday aged 68 after being treated for months for depression, Cuban state-run media reported.
Trump will host Australian PM Turnbull at White House on February 23
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will meet with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the White House on Feb. 23, the White House said in a statement on Thursday.
