Bomb kills three, including senior police official, in restive southwestern Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed a senior Pakistani police official on his way to work and two others on Thursday in the restive southwestern province of Baluchistan, officials said.
Putin and Trump to meet on Friday at APEC summit: agencies cite Kremlin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump will hold talks on Friday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Vietnam, Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov said on Thursday, Russian news agencies rep…
In Beijing, Trump presses China on North Korea and trade
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump pressed China to do more to rein in North Korea on Thursday and said bilateral trade had been unfair to the United States, but praised President Xi Jinping’s pledge that China would be more open to foreig…
New Delhi declares emergency as toxic smog thickens by the hour
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian capital declared a pollution emergency and banned the entry of trucks and construction activity as a toxic smog hung over the city for a third day on Thursday and air quality worsened by the hour.
TPP trade deal talks reach critical point at Asia-Pacific summit
DANANG, Vietnam (Reuters) – Talks on pushing ahead the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal without the United States reached a critical point on Thursday as ministers from the 11 countries discussed a proposed agreement in principle.
U.N. says believes Afghanistan air strike killed civilians
KABUL (Reuters) – The United Nations mission in Afghanistan said at least 10 civilians may have been killed by an air strike in the northern city of Kunduz last week, despite a U.S. military investigation that found no civilian deaths.
Qatar retools after boycott by top auto parts supplier Dubai
DOHA (Reuters) – In a dusty industrial zone in the south of Doha where the city’s auto repair shops are clustered, one unlucky blue Hyundai Santa Fe has been sitting with its front smashed in since June 5, the day four Arab nations announced a boycott …
UAE asks banks for information on 19 Saudis’ accounts
ABU DHABI/DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates central bank and securities regulator have asked banks and finance companies in the UAE to provide information on the accounts of 19 Saudi citizens, banking sources told Reuters on Thursday.
Trump tells China’s Xi he believes North Korea solution can be found
BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday that he believes, like Xi, that a solution can be found to the North Korean nuclear issue, a day after warning Pyongyang of the grave danger of developing nuc…
Cambodia marks independence from France with doves, balloons
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodians on Thursday marked the 64th anniversary of the country’s independence from France by releasing doves and balloons into the sky at the Independence Monument in the capital Phnom Penh.
