Thai king’s birthday celebrations mark consolidation of power
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Authorities in Thailand are going all out to mark the birthday of new King Maha Vajiralongkorn this week as part of wider moves to consolidate his power and build his reputation as he emerges from his late father’s shadow.
In Chongqing, Bo Xilai’s support endures in face of Beijing’s new assault on his legacy
CHONGQING, China (Reuters) – In this steamy metropolis of more than 30 million people on the banks of the Yangtze River, it doesn’t take much to find people who still talk in reverential terms about Bo Xilai, Chongqing’s incarcerated and disgraced former Communist Party head who was removed from office more than five years ago.
After IS, Mosul rebuilds monuments, mosques – and society
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Faisal Jeber arrested and interrogated suspected Islamic State militants during the battle for Mosul. Now he is taking up a new fight that could be just as crucial to the city’s future.
Baby Charlie Gard to die in hospice, parents seek more time with him
LONDON (Reuters) – A British judge gave the parents of Charlie Gard until noon on Thursday to agree arrangements for his death with the hospital caring for him, failing which he would be transferred to a hospice where his ventilation tube would be remo…
Airplane maker leads Czech arms industry revival
PRAGUE (Reuters) – During the last days of the Cold War in 1988, Czechoslovakia’s Aero Vodochody’s factory outside Prague produced a record 250 of its Albatros L-39 training jets for Soviet bloc air forces.
Strike by Pakistan fuel tankers enters third day; long queues at stations
KARACHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A strike by Pakistani fuel tanker owners entered a third day on Wednesday, with panicked buyers forming huge queues around petrol stations in the capital Islamabad and across the country.
Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnap 10 oil contractors in northeast Nigeria: NNPC
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants kidnapped 10 geological researchers from the University of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria on Tuesday, said a spokesman for the state oil company that had contracted the academics.
U.S. sanctions Venezuelan officials, one killed in anti-Maduro strike
WASHINGTON/CARACAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – The Trump administration imposed sanctions on 13 senior Venezuelan officials as the country’s opposition launched a two-day strike on Wednesday, heaping pressure on unpopular President Nicolas Maduro to scrap p…
Death toll in Mumbai building collapse rises to 17 as rescuers search rubble
MUMBAI (Reuters) – The death toll from the collapse of a four-storey building in the suburbs of India’s financial capital, Mumbai, more than doubled overnight to 17 as rescuers removed debris searching for those still trapped, a police official said on…
Trump warns ’emboldened’ Iran to comply with nuclear deal
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump issued a veiled threat against Iran on Tuesday, warning Tehran to adhere to the terms of a nuclear deal with world powers or else face “big, big problems.”
