China’s top paper says U.S. forcing China to accelerate South China Sea deployments
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper, decrying Washington as a trouble-maker, said on Monday U.S. moves in the South China Sea like last week’s freedom of navigation operation will only cause China to strengthen its deployments in the disputed wat…
Bomb in market in Thailand’s south kills three, wounds 18: security official
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A motorcycle bomb exploded in a market in Thailand’s southern Yala province on Monday, killing three people and wounding 18, a spokesman for the Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC) said.
Train hits barrier in Sydney, at least 15 hurt: Australian ambulance official
SYDNEY (Reuters) – At least 15 people were injured on Monday when a train crashed into a barrier in the northwest of Sydney, Australia’s largest city, and were being treated by emergency services personnel, an ambulance spokesman said.
Saudi-led coalition to give $1.5 billion in Yemen aid, expand port capacity
RIYADH (Reuters) – A military coalition led by Saudi Arabia said on Monday it would commit $1.5 billion in new humanitarian aid for Yemen where it is supporting the internationally recognized government against Iran-aligned Houthis in a three-year-old …
Merkel readies for intense German coalition talks after tight SPD vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives start preparing for formal coalition talks with the Social Democrats (SPD) on Monday, wasting no time after the center-left party narrowly voted to go ahead following months of politica…
Ski lift: North Korea may capitalize on joint Olympics training visit
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s offer to send athletes to a North Korean ski resort for joint training ahead of next month’s Olympics risks giving leader Kim Jong Un’s regime legitimacy and some much needed cash, North Korean defectors and experts say….
Pope ends Latin American trip with warning about political corruption
LIMA (Reuters) – Pope Francis celebrated an open air Mass for more than 1 million people on Sunday, ending a trip to Chile and Peru marked by tough talk on political corruption but a backlash over what many see as his insufficient resolve to tackle sex…
Mexico senator quits party to join leftist presidential frontrunner
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican opposition Senator Gabriela Cuevas on Sunday said she will leave the center-right National Action Party (PAN) to join the campaign of leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, who leads polls ahead of July’s presidential elec…
Protesters demanding jobs clash with police in Tunisian town
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia police fired tear gas to disperse demonstrators demanding jobs in the southern town of Metlaoui on Sunday, witnesses said, days after violent protests across the country against price hikes subsided.
Guatemala businessman, wanted on graft charges, seeks U.S. asylum
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan presidential candidate Manuel Baldizon, who is wanted on graft charges, has sought asylum in the United States after he was arrested while trying to enter the country, authorities from both nations said.
