Japan rescuers dig through rubble as rain goes on, at least six dead
ASAKURA, Japan, July 7 (Reuters) – Thousands of Japanese rescuers dug through twisted wood and mud on Friday in the wake of freak rains that killed six people and forced nearly 80,000 from their homes, with more rain falling amid warnings of further la…
Guatemala clears way to extradite ex-Mexican governor
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Supreme Court on Thursday ratified the extradition of Javier Duarte, a former state governor from Mexico’s ruling party wanted on charges of embezzlement and organized crime, and he could soon be turned over to Me…
Chinese aircraft carrier sails into Hong Kong on maiden visit
HONG KONG, July 7 (Reuters) – – China’s first aircraft carrier sailed into Hong Kong waters on Friday in the latest show of the country’s growing military might at a time of heightened regional tensions.
Cyprus reunification talks collapse, U.N. chief ‘very sorry’
CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (Reuters) – Talks to reunify the divided island of Cyprus collapsed in the early hours of Friday, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres said after a stormy final session.
International NGOs’ China operations hit by registration delays under new law
BEIJING (Reuters) – Some international non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in China are suspending operations, cancelling events and losing partnerships in the country six months after the government introduced a law requiring them to register with t…
Trump, Putin shake hands ahead of closely-watched G20 meeting
HAMBURG (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, a veteran businessman and a former spy, shook hands on Friday ahead of the most highly anticipated face-to-face meeting on the sidelines of the G20 summit.
Qatar rejects Arab states’ accusations, UK’s Johnson flies to Saudi
CAIRO (Reuters) – Qatar on Friday dismissed as “baseless” accusations that it was financing terrorism, in its first public response to a statement from four Arab states which are leading a boycott against the tiny emirate.
Amid apathy, Mongolians head to polls again to choose new president
Mongolians head into a second round of presidential elections on Friday as voter cynicism runs high and investors watch for hints to the direction the northeast Asian country will take for its economic recovery.
Merkel calls for G20 compromise as crunch climate talks start
HAMBURG (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed fellow Group of 20 leaders to compromise at the start of talks on climate and trade that have pitted U.S. President Donald Trump against virtually every other country in the club of leading ec…
At least 28 killed in bloody Mexican prison fight
ACAPULCO, Mexico (Reuters) – At least 28 inmates were killed when a brutal fight broke out in a prison in the Mexican Pacific resort of Acapulco on Thursday, one of the worst outbreaks of violence in the country’s troubled penal system in recent years….
