Taiwan says ‘insensitive’ China playing politics with Papua New Guinea move soon after quake
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has accused China of insensitivity by announcing that Papua New Guinea had downgraded its relations with the self-ruled island while Taiwan was still dealing with the aftermath of a deadly earthquake.
South Africa’s ANC decides to remove Zuma as head of state: source
PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s African National Congress party executive committee has decided to “recall,” or remove, President Jacob Zuma as head of state, a senior ANC source told Reuters on Tuesday, after a 13-hour meeting of the …
Former senior Chinese politician Sun Zhengcai charged with bribery: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors have charged disgraced senior politician Sun Zhengcai with bribery, state media said on Tuesday.
Trump tells Putin more steps needed to scrap North Korea nuclear program
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump, who complained last month that Moscow was “not helping us at all with North Korea,” told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday that more needs to be done to scrap Pyongyang’s nuclear program, the…
Liberia church massacre survivors sue alleged perpetrator in U.S. court
NEW YORK/MONROVIA (Reuters) – Four survivors of a church massacre that killed 600 people during the Liberian civil war on Monday filed a civil lawsuit in U.S. court against the man they accuse of having ordered the attack.
China’s Xi stresses military modernization in pre-new year visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping has stressed military modernization and technological advances during meetings with servicemen and women ahead of the Lunar New Year, state media said.
South Africa’s ANC gives Zuma 48 hours to quit, state broadcaster says
PRETORIA/JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) gave President Jacob Zuma 48 hours to resign as head of state on Monday after an eight-hour meeting of the party’s top leadership, the SABC state broadcaster said.
Former NZ Prime Minister English to leave parliament
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former New Zealand Prime Minister Bill English said he will resign from parliament at the end of February, months after the National Party lost office despite winning more seats than any other party in last year’s election.
Judge to rule on Assange’s bid to escape legal action in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will hear on Tuesday whether his legal bid to halt action against him for breaching bail has been successful, in a ruling that could pave the way for him to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London.
Trump discusses Middle East, North Korea in call with Russia’s Putin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call on Monday that now is the time to work toward a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians, the White House said in a statement.
