UK police checking report of suspicious item at Heathrow airport
LONDON (Reuters) – British police are investigating a report of a suspicious item detected during a baggage check at London’s Heathrow airport, which led to one of its terminals being briefly closed.
India’s top court upholds death penalty in Delhi gang rape case
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s top court on Friday upheld death sentences against four men who fatally gang raped a woman on board a bus in 2012, a crime that sparked widespread protests and drew international attention to violence against women.
Can South Korea’s Moon make ‘sunshine’ again with defiant North?
SEOUL (Reuters) – In February 2016, Yoo Chang-geun and around 120 other South Korean businessmen frantically pulled their staff out of the Kaesong Industrial Zone, jointly run with North Korea. Seoul had ordered it closed after Pyongyang defied interna…
China’s C919 jet lands successfully after maiden flight
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s home-grown C919 passenger jet landed successfully in Shanghai after an 80-minute maiden flight on Friday, a major step for Beijing as it looks to boost its profile in the global aviation market.
Russia: Syria safe zones to be shut for U.S., coalition planes – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The safe zones which are being created in Syria will be closed for warplanes of the United States and those of the U.S.-led coalition, Russian news agencies quoted Russian envoy at Syria peace talks Alexander Lavrentyev as saying on …
Islamic State leader in Egypt tells Muslims to avoid Christian gatherings
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamic State’s leader in Egypt has warned Muslims to stay away from Christian gatherings as well as government, military and police facilities, suggesting that the militant group will keep up attacks on what he referred to as “legiti…
Brexit minister Davis says EU trying to bully Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – The European Commission is trying to bully Britain, Brexit minister David Davis said, ratcheting up the rhetoric before a national election in which the ruling Conservatives are asking voters to back them ahead of tough talks to leav…
Myanmar says fake news being spread to destabilize Suu Kyi government
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s government has warned the public that false news and rumors are being spread by unidentified people wishing to cause “political instability” during the tenure of leader Aung San Suu Kyi, state-run media said on Friday.
As Trump woos China’s Xi, Dalai Lama has to wait on the sidelines
BEIJING/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – When Donald Trump was elected in November, the Dalai Lama said he was keen to meet the incoming U.S. president, but since then Trump has cozied up to China’s leader Xi Jinping, making it less likely the man Beijing deems a…
Philippines to complain to U.N. after investigator’s unannounced visit
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines said it would complain to the United Nations after one of its human rights investigators failed to notify the government of a visit to Manila on Friday, which it said was a “clear signal” she was not interested in an …
