Report says 1,100 complaints of child abuse made against Australia’s Anglican church
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The head of Australia’s Anglican Church expressed sorrow and shame after a government report published on Friday said close to 1,100 people had filed child sexual assault claims against the church over a 35-year period.
Three quarters of French voters want Fillon to withdraw from presidential race: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Three quarters of French voters want conservative candidate Francois Fillon to pull out of the presidential race, an opinion poll by Odoxa showed on Friday, underscoring how badly his image has been hit by a series of financial scanda…
In first Trump-Merkel meeting, awkward body language and a quip
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The first face-to-face meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel started awkwardly on Friday and ended even more oddly, with a quip by Trump about wiretapping that left the German leader visi…
China needs to accelerate nuclear power development to meet 2020 target: ex-official
BEIJING (Reuters) – China needs to speed up building planned nuclear reactors and make quick new approvals over the next few years to meet a target for 2020 and keep projects rolling beyond that, an ex-chairman of China National Nuclear Corporation [CN…
South Sudan government to blame for famine, still buying arms: U.N. report
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – South Sudan’s government is mainly to blame for famine in parts of the war-torn country, yet President Salva Kiir is still boosting his forces using millions of dollars from oil sales, according to a confidential United Natio…
Venezuela arrests brownie and croissant bakers in ‘bread war’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela this week arrested four bakers making illegal brownies and other pastries as President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government threatens to take over bakeries in Caracas as part of a new “bread war”.
Tillerson delivers stark warning to North Korea of possible military response
SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday issued the Trump administration’s starkest warning yet to North Korea, saying that a military response would be “on the table” if Pyongyang took action to threaten South Korean and U.S. …
U.S. air strike killed militants in Idlib: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An air strike carried out by U.S. forces on Thursday in Idlib, Syria, killed several al Qaeda militants, U.S. Central Command said in a statement.
Japan PM Abe’s wife did not donate to school at center of scandal: government
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s top government spokesman said on Friday that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s wife did not donate money to a school at the center of a ballooning political scandal.
Israel intercepts missile fired at its air force in Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli military said it shot down one of numerous anti-aircraft missiles launched on Friday at its air force which was operating in Syria, in a rare such incident that spilled over into neighboring countries.
