Venezuela’s Maduro keeps eye on prize: 2018 presidential vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Just months ago, with crowds of protesters baying on the streets for the resignation of the “dictator” and “murderer,” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro looked like a goner.
Pakistani Islamist blamed for 2008 attacks in Mumbai released from house arrest
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani Islamist Hafiz Saeed, seen as the mastermind of a 2008 militant assault in the Indian financial hub of Mumbai in which 166 people were killed, has been released from house arrest, his religious charity said on Fri…
North Korea sacks soldiers, South Korea awards medals after defector’s border dash
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has reportedly replaced guards and fortified a section of its border with South Korea where a North Korean soldier staged a daring defection last week, while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their rol…
China police probe latest case of alleged childcare abuse
BEIJING (Reuters) – Police in China are investigating claims of sexual molestation and needlemarks on children at a Beijing kindergarten run by pre-school operator RYB Education Inc, the latest case in a booming childcare industry to spark outrage amon…
At least three dead as Indian passenger train derails in northern India
MUMBAI (Reuters) – A passenger train slipped off the rails in northern India early on Friday, killing at least three people and injuring about 10, the railways ministry said.
U.S. Navy halts search for three sailors lost in Philippine Sea air crash
TOKYO (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy said it has called off a search for three sailors missing since a transport plane crashed in the Philippines Sea south of Japan on Wednesday enroute to the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier.
Mexican ruling party to pick presidential candidate on February 18
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) said on Thursday registration for PRI contenders in the July 2018 presidential election will begin on Dec. 3, and that a national convention would pick the candidate on Feb…
Philippines’ Duterte ditches peace process with Maoist rebels
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has terminated the on-again, off-again peace talks with Maoist-led rebels as hostilities have continued despite the negotiations, the president’s spokesman said on Friday.
Men found at northern Japan marina say they are from North Korea: police
TOKYO (Reuters) – Police in northern Japan have found eight men near a boat at a seaside marina who said they were from North Korea, and appear to be fishermen whose vessel ran into trouble, rather than defectors, a police official said on Friday.
U.N. rights team to visit Mexico after journalist murders
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Thursday a group of experts on freedom of expression will visit Mexico at the end of November to assess the safety of journalists in the country, one of the most dangerous in the world for reporters.
