Trump to visit Peru, Colombia in April
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will travel to the Summit of the Americas in Peru and then visit Colombia in April, the White House announced on Saturday.
Syrian army gains ground in intensified Ghouta assault
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army intensified its onslaught in eastern Ghouta on Saturday with advances that a war monitor and state media said had splintered the enclave, though a rebel official denied this.
Tillerson ‘not feeling well’, cancels activities in Kenya
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson canceled scheduled events on Saturday on the second day of a visit to Kenya because he had been feeling unwell, a State Department spokesman said, adding that he would resume his program on Sund…
Myanmar monk returns to preaching after ban, denies fuelling Rakhine violence
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar Buddhist monk Wirathu said on Saturday his anti-Muslim rhetoric had nothing to do with violence in the western state of Rakhine, as he emerged from a one-year preaching ban.
‘No one above law’ in Mexico graft fight, says presidential hopeful Meade
ACAPULCO (Reuters) – Mexico’s attorney general should be given more autonomy to fight graft so that no one, not even the president, is above the law, the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party’s (PRI) presidential candidate Jose Antonio Meade said.
As many as 18 Afghan soldiers killed fighting in western province
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – As many as 18 Afghan soldiers and members of the special forces have been killed in fighting in the western province of Farah, local officials said on Saturday.
Japan’s finance ministry to admit altering land sale documents: Kyodo
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Ministry of Finance will admit altering documents involved in a controversial sale of state-owned land, Kyodo News reported on Saturday, the latest in a scandal that threatens to erode Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s popularity.
Syrian army intensifies assault on eastern Ghouta
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army has effectively put two big towns in eastern Ghouta under siege by advancing into the area linking them to each other and to the rest of the rebel enclave, a war monitor said on Saturday.
Merkel, Macron delay plan to present euro zone reforms: Spiegel
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have postponed a plan to propose euro zone reforms at a summit of European leaders this month, Der Spiegel reported on Saturday.
Senior UAE official says Turkey-Arab relations ‘not in best state’
DUBAI (Reuters) – A senior United Arab Emirates (UAE) official said on Saturday Turkey’s policy towards neighboring Arab states was not reasonable and advised it to respect their sovereignty.
