Smoothly but warily, U.S. and China stick to script in Tillerson visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Despite a long list of potential pitfalls, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to China, the first by a senior member of the Trump administration, passed off relatively smoothly although there were no tangible gains to sho…
Germany supports group behind Turkish coup attempt: Erdogan spokesman
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey on Sunday accused Germany of supporting the network of a U.S.-based Muslim cleric it blames for last year’s attempted coup, comments likely to aggravate a diplomatic feud between the two countries.
Chinese defense minister to visit Sri Lanka, Nepal
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Defence Minister Chang Wanquan left on Sunday for official visits to Sri Lanka and Nepal, the Defence Ministry said, trips that could unnerve neighboring India.
Syrian forces and rebels fight fierce clashes in northeast Damascus
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels launched a major offensive on Sunday that brought them close to the heart of the Old City of Damascus, and government forces responded with intense bombardments of rebel-held areas.
Malaysia expects more arrests in Kim Jong Nam murder probe: report
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police are expected to make a few more arrests, including an “important person”, in connection with the murder of Kim Jong Nam, the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, state media reported on Su…
Bangladesh court upholds death sentences over 2004 attack on British envoy
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s Supreme Court rejected a final appeal on Sunday by a leading militant and two others against death sentences imposed over a grenade attack on the British ambassador in 2004, lawyers said, meaning they could be hanged at a…
Three suicide bombers kill four people in northeast Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Three suicide bombers killed four people and injured eight others in a village near the northeast Nigerian city of Maiduguri, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
As Mosul battle escalates, civilians caught in crossfire
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Shihab Ayed and several other men struggled to push a cart carrying the bodies of his son and wife, wrapped in blankets, through a muddy ditch nearly two miles (3 km) from their destroyed home in Mosul.
Another Turkish rally possible in Germany before referendum, Erdogan spokesman says
ANKARA (Reuters) – There is a possibility that Turkish ministers could plan another rally in Germany ahead of an April 16 referendum on changing the constitution, President Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesman said on Sunday, a move that could further heighten t…
Tillerson ends China trip with warm words from President Xi
BEIJING (Reuters) – With warm words from Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson ended his first trip to Asia since taking office with an agreement to work together with China on North Korea and putting aside trick…
