China police probe latest claims of childcare abuse
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese police are investigating claims of sexual molestation and needlemarks on children at a Beijing kindergarten, the latest case in a booming childcare industry to spark outrage among parents.
May calls on EU to move with Britain to open Brexit trade talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May repeated her wish on Friday to make a joint move with the European Union to open negotiations on a post-Brexit trade deal.
Border without doctors? South Koreans urge more funding for trauma care after defector drama
SEOUL (Reuters) – A defector’s treatment for critical injuries suffered during a dramatic dash from North Korea has highlighted a shortage of South Korean trauma doctors and again underscored Seoul’s lack of preparedness in the event of hostilities with Pyongyang.
Ireland does not need election amid crucial Brexit talks: Coveney
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Ireland does not need an election now that talks on the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union are entering a crucial phase on how to avoid a physical border between Ireland and Northern Ireland, Irish Foreign Minister Sim…
North Korea replaces 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 defected last week, while South Korean and U.S. soldiers have been decorated for their role in the defector…
Debate stifled in Cambodia as crackdown spreads fear
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – “We speak our mind”, says the website of a group of young Cambodians who have met at weekends for the past six years to discuss politics over mugs of coffee.
Mnangagwa, the ‘Crocodile,’ to be sworn in as Zimbabwe president
HARARE (Reuters) – Emmerson Mnangagwa will cap a stunning political comeback on Friday when he is sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe.
South African appeals court more than doubles Pistorius sentence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Supreme Court more than doubled Oscar Pistorius’ murder sentence on Friday, accepting prosecutors’ argument that the original jail term of six years for shooting dead his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was “shockingl…
Germany’s SPD says open to coalition talks with other parties
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) are ready to hold talks with other parties on breaking political deadlock created by Chancellor Angela Merkel’s failure to form a coalition government, a senior member of the center-left party said.
Suicide attack kills a top Pakistani police officer: official
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber on a motorcycle killed a top Pakistani police officer and one of his guards on Friday in the city of Peshawar, police said.
