China angered with U.S.-Taiwan travel bill, adding to tensions
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China expressed anger on Thursday after the U.S. Senate passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, but the step drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperation.
Death toll rises to 31 in PNG quake as weather and damage hamper relief effort
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The death toll from the strongest earthquake to strike Papua New Guinea’s rugged interior in almost a century has climbed to 31 and would probably rise further, officials said on Thursday, as damage to roads, runways and phone lines …
Cambodian PM denounces ‘dogs’ for burning his effigy in Australia
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, criticized by rights groups for a crackdown on the opposition and media, denounced protesters in Australia as dogs on Thursday for burning his effigy, days after threatening to beat them up.
Russia says U.S. has set up about 20 military bases in Syria: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The United States has set up around 20 military bases in Syria on territory controlled by the Kurds, an official from Russia’s Security Council said on Thursday, the RIA news agency reported.
Singapore’s planned terror response stokes concerns over press freedom
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A proposed law in Singapore that would allow authorities to ban the transmission of images from terror attacks and reports about security operations has drawn criticism from non-government bodies and security experts as a curb on …
U.S. envoy tells Guatemala president: We back U.N. graft body, chief
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales on Wednesday that Washington supports a U.N.-backed anti-graft body and its commissioner, who Morales has tried to oust after investiga…
Thai tourism body says it opposes ‘sex tourism’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s tourism body has said in a statement that it “strongly opposes any form of sex tourism” as it hopes to welcome a record number of holiday-makers this year.
Senate passes Taiwan travel bill that has angered China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate on Wednesday passed a bill promoting closer U.S. ties with Taiwan, which China has warned could threaten stability in the Taiwan Strait, but drew praise from the self-ruled island which pledged to deepen cooperati…
South Korean president lashes Japan over wartime use of ‘comfort women’
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in described Japan’s wartime use of “comfort women” as a “crime against humanity” on Thursday in some of his strongest comments yet, sparking an immediate protest from his key ally in containing North K…
Australia’s Sydney Harbor Bridge sees first same sex wedding
SYDNEY (Reuters) – They met in passing while trying to lose weight but on Thursday Australian men Warren Orlandi and Pauly Phillips made history by becoming the first same sex couple to get married on top of the Sydney Harbor Bridge.
