Syria opposition meeting in Riyadh sees no role for Assad in transition
RIYADH/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s main opposition stuck by its demand on Thursday that President Bashar al-Assad play no role in an interim period under any U.N.-sponsored peace deal, despite speculation it could soften its stance because of Assad’s bat…
Papua New Guinean police return to evict asylum-seekers from Australian-run camp
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinean police returned to a shuttered Australian-run detention complex early on Friday, marking the second day of a major operation to clear out more than 300 asylum-seekers refusing to leave, two of the men told Reuters.
Beijing police probe nursery over abuse allegations
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Police in Beijing are investigating claims of abuse at a kindergarten operated by Chinese pre-school operator RYB Education Inc, the second high-profile case of alleged child abuse at a Chinese nursery in the last month.
Irish government on verge of collapse ahead of EU Brexit summit
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The Irish government was on the verge of collapse on Thursday after the party whose votes Prime Minister Leo Varadkar depends on to pass legislation said it would seek to remove the deputy prime minister in a breach of their cooperat…
Possible explosion detected near Argentine sub’s last-known location
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina (Reuters) – The Argentine navy raised the possibility on Thursday that a navy submarine missing in the South Atlantic suffered an explosion, heightening concerns over the fate of the 44 crew members on the eighth day of an inte…
Syrian opposition to form delegation to take part in U.N. talks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Syrian opposition will form a 50-member delegation to participate in U.N.-sponsored talks in Geneva, the main Syrian opposition meeting in the Saudi capital Riyadh told a news conference late on Thursday.
PNG police return to evict asylum-seekers from Australian-run camp
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinean police returned to a shuttered Australian-run detention complex early on Friday, marking the second day of a major operation to clear out more than 300 asylum-seekers refusing to leave, two of the men told Reuters.
Peru’s prime minister skeptical about bill to expand anti-graft rules
LIMA (Reuters) – The government of Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will likely object to a bill passed by Congress that aims to expand new anti-graft restrictions to Grana y Montero and other local partners of Brazilian builder Odebrecht [ODBE…
Mnangagwa the “Crocodile” to be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president
HARARE (Reuters) – Emmerson Mnangagwa will cap a stunning political comeback when he is sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president on Friday, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe.
U.S., South Korea to hold joint air force drill in early December
SEOUL (Reuters) – The air forces of South Korea and the United States are scheduled to hold a regular joint drill next month, deploying six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters in the exercise, a South Korean defense ministry official said on Friday.
