SE Asian countries commit to cohesive approach to thwart militants
MANILA/MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia agreed on Thursday to pool intelligence and tackle militant financing as fears grow that protracted fighting in a southern Philippine town could be the prelude to an Is…
Blast damages wall next to NATO military area in Turkey: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An explosion damaged a wall next to a NATO military area in Turkey’s western coastal city of Izmir on Thursday, Turkish media reported, but there were no reports of casualties.
Brazil top court ruling potentially undercuts Temer investigation
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday it has the right to reject plea bargains made in corruption probes, potentially undercutting investigations that have threatened President Michel Temer’s government, prosecutors said. A m…
Trump, new Saudi crown prince share hardline views on Iran but risks abound
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s new crown prince and likely next king shares U.S. President Donald Trump’s hawkish view of Iran, but a more confrontational approach toward Tehran carries a risk of escalation in an unstable region, current and for…
Turkey sends Qatar food and soldiers, discusses Gulf tensions with Saudi
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey sent its first ship carrying food aid to Qatar and dispatched a small contingent of soldiers and armored vehicles there on Thursday, while President Tayyip Erdogan spoke with Saudi Arabia’s leaders on calming tension …
‘I can’t go out’: Texting for help from Islamist-occupied Philippines city
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Trapped in a war zone, Carmalia Baunto’s husband, Nixon, had been trying for weeks to stay alive as Islamist guerrillas and Philippine government forces battled for control of Marawi City.
Former Haiti coup leader sentenced to nine years in U.S. prison
(Reuters) – The leader of a 2004 coup that toppled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sentenced to nine years in prison on Wednesday after pleading guilty to a U.S. money laundering charge related to an international drug trafficking scheme.
Abused children find Japan’s shelters provide little comfort
TOKYO (Reuters) – Every year, more than 20,000 abused, delinquent, developmentally challenged or otherwise troubled Japanese children needing emergency housing pass through a system of shelters.
Peruvian Congress ousts finance minister in blow to president
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s Congress dismissed the finance minister on Wednesday following revelations that he asked the comptroller to green light a controversial project, a fresh blow to centrist President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and his efforts to jumpsta…
Venezuela’s ‘tiger’ foreign minister Rodriguez quits
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez left her post on Wednesday to run for a seat in a controversial new congress, drawing praise from her boss as a “tiger” for her feisty defense of the socialist government.
