China, India agree to maintain border peace as Modi wraps up visit
WUHAN, China (Reuters) – India and China have agreed to improve communication between their militaries to maintain peace at the border, India’s foreign secretary said on Saturday at the end of an ice-breaking trip to China by Prime Minister Narendra Mo…
Palestinian teen dies after being wounded by Israeli fire on Gaza border
GAZA (Reuters) – A 15-year-old Palestinian youth died on Saturday after being shot the previous day by Israeli troops during protests along the Gaza border, the Palestinian Health Ministry said.
Pakistan’s Ahmadi community releases damning persecution report
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s disenfranchised Ahmadi community released an annual report on Saturday that detailed growing hostilities against the minority sect, including indiscriminate arrests and impediments blocking them from voting in general e…
Legal battle toddler Alfie Evans dies in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Alfie Evans, the 23-month-old British toddler whose grave illness drew international attention, died early on Saturday, his father said in a Facebook post.
India and China agree on maintaining border peace: govt. official
NEW DELHI/WUHAN (Reuters) – India and China have agreed to improve communication between their militaries to maintain peace at the border, India’s Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale said, months after a dispute over a stretch of their Himalayan border rek…
Dozens hospitalized as Myanmar battles week-long landfill fire
YANGON (Reuters) – Firefighters in Myanmar scrambled to put out a fire in a massive garbage dump on the edge of its largest city, Yangon, as foul-smelling smoke from the burning trash that injured dozens extended into its second week on Saturday.
Malaysia’s election campaign kicks off amid claims of sabotage and bias
KUALA LUMPUR/LANGKAWI, Malaysia (Reuters) – Campaigning for Malaysia’s May 9 general election started officially on Saturday, pitting Prime Minister Najib Razak against his former mentor, Mahathir Mohamad, in a contest marred by claims of sabotage and …
North Korean media hails summit as Trump presses for full denuclearization
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s state news agency on Saturday called the inter-Korean summit a turning point for the Korean peninsula, while U.S. President Donald Trump said he would maintain sanctions pressure on Pyongyang ahead of his own unprecedent…
Australia to send military aircraft to monitor North Korean ships
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will send a military patrol aircraft to monitor North Korean vessels suspected of transferring prohibited goods in defiance of United Nations sanctions, Defence Minister Marise Payne said on Saturday.
Mexico presidency frontrunner should decide quickly on airport if elected -adviser
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador should decide quickly on whether to scrap a new Mexico City airport if he wins the July 1 election, a top adviser said on Friday.
