Trump ready to meet North Korean leader Kim by May: South Korean official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Thursday expressed a willingness to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un by May in response to Kim’s invitation to hold the first meeting between leaders of the United States and North Korea, a South Kor…
Peru’s Congress approves new anti-graft rules
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s opposition-ruled Congress unanimously approved a bill on Thursday that aims to keep a massive corruption probe from paralyzing Peru’s construction sector.
Hong Kong by-elections seen as protest vote against China control
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s pro-democracy camp is seeking to regain lost turf in crucial legislative by-elections on Sunday that it hopes will draw protest votes against perceived political screening and creeping control from Communist Party rule…
Mexico must strengthen rule of law to fight financial crimes: minister
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – Mexico, burdened by warring drug cartels that launder untold millions of dollars every year, needs to improve the rule of law in order to better combat financial crimes, Finance Minister Jose Antonio Gonzalez Anaya said in …
State Department offers rewards for info on Pakistani militant leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that it is offering a $5 million reward for information on Mullah Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban, whose men shot Malala Yousafzai, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
Trump says South Koreans to make announcement on North Korea at 7 p.m.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korea will make a “major announcement” on North Korea at 7 p.m. (0000 GMT) on Thursday, after South Korean envoys who met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un this week briefed U.S. officials at the White House, U.S. Presid…
Iraq’s Shi’ite militias formally inducted into security forces
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi issued a decree on Thursday formalizing the inclusion of Shi’ite paramilitary groups in the country’s security forces.
Noisy, angry and joyous: women around the world demand equality
LONDON (Reuters) – In joyous celebrations and angry protests, women around the world came together in gatherings large and small on Thursday to mark International Women’s Day with a call for gender equality.
Female police officers help security on Afghan front line
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Shokria Jan, a female police officer in southern Afghanistan, is in a small force of women operating in one of the world’s most conservative societies and difficult security environments.
State Department says offering rewards for info on Pakistani militant leaders
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department said on Thursday that it was offering a $5 million reward for information on Mullah Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban.
