Afghan capital in shock after deadly ambulance bomb attack
KABUL (Reuters) – Kabul reacted in despair and fear on Sunday, a day after a suicide bomb in the center of the city killed and wounded more than 250 people in the worst attack seen in the Afghan capital in months.
China says hopes to get Japan ties back on track
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes to work with Japan to get relations back onto a normal track, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his Japanese counterpart on Sunday, amid a series of disputes, some dating back to before World War Two.
Canada’s Saskatchewan chooses Scott Moe as next premier
(Reuters) – The governing party of the western Canadian province of Saskatchewan on Saturday chose a new leader who is a staunch opponent of the federal government’s plans to implement carbon taxes across the nation.
U.S. ‘deeply concerned’ by detention of Swedish citizen in China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Saturday that it was deeply concerned that a Swedish citizen and Hong Kong-based bookseller, Gui Minhai, had been detained in China and called for him to be allowed to leave the country.
Venezuela opposition to attend Dominican Republic talks
CARACAS (Reuters) – The Venezuelan opposition announced on Saturday it would attend talks with the government in the Dominican Republic, though it will protest President Nicolas Maduro’s “totalitarian vision.”
Colombia’s FARC launch 2018 campaign with anti-poverty pledge
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC political party, made up of former members of the rebel group, on Saturday launched its campaign for this year’s legislative and presidential elections with a promise to fight poverty and corruption.
Polish rescue team finds French climber on Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain’
WARSAW (Reuters) – After an exhausting night ascent a rescue mission found the French mountaineer Elisabeth Revol on the slopes of Pakistan’s treacherous “Killer Mountain”, but a Polish climber who had been with her remained missing, Poland’s winter cl…
Colombia bomb attack kills at least five police, wounds dozens
BOGOTA (Reuters) – An early morning bomb attack outside a police station in Colombia’s coastal city of Barranquilla killed at least five police officers and wounded 42 on Saturday, authorities said.
Polish rescue team finds French climber on Pakistan’s ‘Killer Mountain’
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish climbers found the French mountaineer Elisabeth Revol on the slope Pakistan’s treacherous “Killer Mountain”, the Polish climbing team said, although the Polish climber was still missing.
Deadlocked peace talks in focus as Cyprus votes for new president
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Cypriots were voting on Sunday for a new president tasked with breaking a deadlock in unification talks, ending a conflict that harms Greco-Turkish relations and frustrates Ankara’s ambitions of joining the European Union.
