India approves death penalty for child rapists
MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s cabinet on Saturday approved the death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years amid outrage in the country after a string of horrific cases of sexual violence.
Madagascar police fire teargas at opposition protests
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Madagascar police fired teargas at opposition demonstrators protesting against new electoral laws they say are designed to lock out their candidate from a presidential election due later this year.
U.S. President Trump to visit Britain mid-year, possibly July: reports
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will visit Britain midway through 2018, possibly in July, British newspapers reported on Saturday, citing government sources in Washington and London.
China navy drills in Pacific as tension with Taiwan rises
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese naval forces have passed through waters south of Taiwan and carried out military exercises in the western Pacific, the latest in a series of military drills that self-ruled Taiwan has criticized as amounting to “intimidatio…
Iran vows ‘expected and unexpected’ moves if U.S. exits deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran’s atomic agency was ready with “expected and unexpected” reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal, as U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to…
Syrian state TV: Rebels set to quit enclave northeast of Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian state TV said on Saturday that rebels had agreed to surrender an enclave northeast of Damascus and go to opposition areas at the border with Turkey, a withdrawal that would clinch another victory for President Bashar al-Assad….
Iran has ‘expected and unexpected’ reactions if U.S. leaves deal: Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday Iran’s atomic agency was ready with “expected and unexpected” reactions if the United States pulls out of a multinational nuclear deal.
Natalie Portman says to skip Israeli ceremony due to Netanyahu speech
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Oscar-winning actress Natalie Portman said she chose not to attend a ceremony in Israel to accept a million-dollar prize because she did not want to be seen as supporting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was scheduled to spe…
Japanese PM Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni shrine for war dead
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering to the Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, the shrine said on Saturday, prompting criticism from Seoul as it is seen in the two Koreas and China as a symbol of Japan’s past militaris…
North Korea says will stop nuclear tests, scrap test site
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Saturday it would immediately suspend nuclear and missile tests, scrap its nuclear test site and instead pursue economic growth and peace, ahead of planned summits with South Korea and the United States.
