UK’s Johnson says to raise detained Reuters reporters with Suu Kyi
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister said he would raise the case of two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar with the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Sunday, referring to a report they authored on violence against mi…
McDonald succeeds Gerry Adams as Sinn Fein president
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Mary Lou McDonald was confirmed as the new president of Sinn Fein on Saturday, taking over from Gerry Adams in a handover that could advance the nationalist party’s ambition of governing on both sides of the Irish border.
Mine explosion kills five civilians, wounds 18 in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Five civilians were killed and another 18 wounded in central Mali when their passenger vehicle struck a landmine, the local governor said on Saturday, two weeks after 26 travelers died in a similar incident in the area.
Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president for summit: South Korea
SEOUL/PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks in Pyongyang, South Korean officials said on Saturday, setting the stage for the first meeting of Korean leaders in more tha…
Turkey detains 48 suspected Islamic State members: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have detained 48 suspected Islamic State members who were preparing to launch an attack, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday.
At least 18 dead in Hong Kong bus accident
HONG KONG (Reuters) – At least 18 people died in a high-speed bus crash in Hong Kong on Saturday in one of the city’s worst traffic disasters in recent years.
Turkish helicopter shot down by Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish army helicopter was shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters near the north Syrian town of Afrin, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday and the Turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft died.
Hundreds gather at Bangkok’s Democracy Monument to demand election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Around four hundred people gathered at a monument to democracy in the Thai capital on Saturday to urge the military government not to delay a national election planned later this year, in one of the biggest anti-junta demonstrations…
South Africa’s ANC official urges patience during Zuma exit talks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans should be patient with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa as he holds talks with President Jacob Zuma for a transition of power, the party’s national chairperson said on Saturday.
Israel launches heavy Syria strikes after F-16 crashes
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel launched its most intensive air strikes yet against Iranian forces in Syria on Saturday after intercepting what it said was an Iranian drone and the rare downing of an Israeli F-16 warplane.
