The final straight: party leaders launch German coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives open coalition talks with their Social Democrat (SPD) partners on Friday, four months after the September election that left Europe’s largest economy in an unprecedented state of politi…
Trump to pitch America First to Davos elites
DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to use his maiden speech to the World Economic Forum on Friday to promote his tax cuts, deregulation and trade policies to chief executives, bankers and political leaders.
Blaze in South Korean hospital kills at least 37, more than 70 injured
SEOUL (Reuters) – A fire in a South Korean hospital which did not have a sprinkler system killed at least 37 people and injured more than 70, officials said on Friday, the latest tragedy to raise concerns over the country’s safety standards.
Trump says would apologize for sharing far right videos, did not mean to offend the British
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said he had not intended to cause offence in Britain by sharing anti-Muslim videos originally posted by a leader of a far-right fringe group and that he would apologize if such people were horrible racists…
Blaze in South Korean hospital kills 41, more than 70 injured
SEOUL (Reuters) – A fire in a South Korean hospital killed 41 people and injured more than 70, officials said on Friday, with eight of those injured listed as being in critical condition.
China envoy says “complex” reasons why has not been to North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s special envoy for North Korea said on Friday there were “complex” reasons why he has yet to visit the country, but that China’s efforts to help bring about the denuclearization of the Korean peninsula and foster peace were r…
Flights diverted after fire at Thai airport
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A domestic airport in Thailand’s northeast was closed on Friday after an electrical short-circuit sparked a fire, the country’s airport authority said.
Blaze in South Korean hospital kills 31, injures more than 70
SEOUL (Reuters) – A fire in a South Korean hospital killed 31 people and injured more than 70, a fire station official said on Friday, with eight of those injured listed as being in critical condition.
Venezuela top court sidelines opposition coalition, could split Maduro foes
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s pro-government Supreme Court late on Thursday excluded the opposition coalition from registering ahead of this year’s presidential election, possibly splintering President Nicolas Maduro’s foes by pushing political parti…
Death toll from South Korea hospital fire jumps to 31: Yonhap
SEOUL (Reuters) – The number of deaths from a large fire in a South Korean hospital in Miryang southeast of Seoul jumped to 31, Yonhap news agency reported on Friday.
