Russia says Syrian government officials will attend Geneva peace talks
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian government representatives will attend upcoming peace talks in Geneva, Russia’s state RIA news agency reported on Monday, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov.
U.S. officials meet asylum seekers at Australian-run camp, possibly restarting ‘dumb deal’
CANBERRA/PERTH (Reuters) – U.S. officials began taking fingerprints of asylum seekers in an Australian-run camp on the Pacific island of Nauru on Monday, signaling that vetting of applicants for resettlement in what U.S. President Donald Trump called a…
Mass graves in central Congo bear witness to growing violence
TSHIMBULU, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – The increasingly brutal nature of fighting in central Congo between the army and local militia is on vivid display in the village of Tshienke, where the bodies of rebel fighters last month were dumped into a mass grave following intense clashes.
Norway unseats Denmark as world’s happiest country: report
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Norway displaced Denmark as the world’s happiest country in a new report released on Monday that called on nations to build social trust and equality to improve the wellbeing of their citizens.
Former resistance fighters vie for presidency in East Timor
DILI (Reuters) – People began voting in East Timor on Monday in a presidential election, with the two main parties backing former independence fighters for the largely ceremonial post as Asia’s youngest democracy struggles to combat poverty and chronic…
How much is an Afghan life worth? That depends
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In March 2014, the U.S. military paid an Afghan man just over $1,000 to compensate for killing his civilian son in an operation near the border with Iran, according to U.S. military records released to Reuters.
‘Don’t use Taiwan’, Taipei frets ahead of Trump-Xi meeting
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government, worried about being used as a pawn by China and the United States, said on Monday the self-ruled island must protect its own interests as concerns in Taipei rise ahead of an expected meeting of U.S and Chinese le…
Mexico drug war investigators unearth 47 more skulls in mass graves
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Investigators unearthed the skulls of 47 more suspected victims of Mexico’s drug war in Veracruz state, just days after uncovering 250 skulls at a separate mass grave used by drug cartels, the state’s attorney general said on Su…
Algeria president makes video appearance after month of health rumors
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika appeared in a video on Sunday for the first time in a month since his abrupt cancellation of a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Algiers triggered speculation over his health.
North Korea engine test may be prelude to partial ICBM flight
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has likely mastered the technology to power the different stages of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and may show it off soon, analysts say, but it is likely still a long way from being able to hit the mainland…
