China complains about Taiwan content in U.S. defense act
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Thursday it had complained to the United States about the signing into law of an act which authorizes the possibility of mutual visits by navy vessels between self-ruled Taiwan and the United States.
U.N.’s Guterres warns against ‘sleepwalking’ into war over North Korea
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, warning against the danger of “sleepwalking” into war, said on Thursday that Security Council resolutions on North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs must be fully implemented by Pyongyang an…
Suicide bomber kills at least 13 in police academy attack in Somali capital
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least 13 police officers, officials said.
Australia’s population growth outpaces world as migrants rush in
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s population is expanding at the fastest pace in the developed world as skilled migrants flock to the resource-rich nation, a fillip to economic growth overall but perhaps also a source of puzzling weakness in wages.
U.N. resolutions on North Korea must be fully implemented: Guterres
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding North Korea’s nuclear and missile programs must be fully implemented by Pyongyang and other countries.
Suicide bomber attacks police academy in Somalia’s capital, at least 3 killed
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide bomber in police uniform blew himself up inside a police training camp in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Thursday, killing at least three police officers, an official said.
Britain’s May urges EU leaders to move on with Brexit talks
LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will urge European Union leaders to approve an agreement to move Brexit talks on to a second phase on Thursday, describing it as a fair deal that offers a good base for a discussion of futu…
Indonesia court rejects petition to bar consensual sex outside marriage
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s constitutional court on Thursday narrowly rejected a petition by a conservative group to make extramarital sex illegal, but rights activists braced for a renewal of the battle in parliament and other state institutions.
Odebrecht paid firms linked to Peru’s Kuczynski $4.8 million: document
LIMA (Reuters) – Brazilian builder Odebrecht transferred $4.8 million to companies linked to Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski between 2004 and 2012, some of which was paid to a company Kuczynski controlled when he held senior government roles, …
Mexico Senate committees pass controversial security bill
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Senate committees on Wednesday approved a controversial security bill that human rights groups say risks granting excessive power to the armed forces in their already checkered role in combating organized crime in the co…
