China, Saudi Arabia eye $65 billion in deals as king visits
BEIJING (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman oversaw the signing of deals worth potentially $65 billion on the first day of a visit to Beijing on Thursday, as the world’s largest oil exporter looks to cement ties with the world’s second-largest econo…
Russia sends 150 demining experts to Syria’s Palmyra: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – More than 150 Russian demining experts have arrived in Syria to help demine the ancient city of Palmyra, Russian news agencies quoted the Defence Ministry as saying on Thursday.
Yahoo cyber indictment shows Kremlin, hackers working hand-in-hand
(Story corrects first name of U.S. Senator Warner to Mark, not John in 15th paragraph of March 15th item.)
Philippine lawmaker seeks Duterte impeachment for abuse of power
MANILA (Reuters) – An opposition lawmaker filed an impeachment complaint in the Philippine Congress on Thursday against President Rodrigo Duterte, calling for his removal for what he said were high crimes, betrayal of public trust and abuses of power.
Mexico presidential hopeful files complaint against Trump wall
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican presidential hopeful Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador filed a complaint with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights on Wednesday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s planned border wall and his administration’s treatm…
Troubled waters? India fast-tracks hydro projects in disputed Kashmir
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has fast-tracked hydropower projects worth $15 billion in Kashmir in recent months, three federal and state officials said, ignoring warnings from Islamabad that power stations on rivers flowing into Pakistan will disrupt wa…
South Korean prosecutors call in SK Group officials for questioning
SEOUL (Reuters) – Prosecutors questioned three officials linked to South Korea’s third-largest conglomerate, SK Group, on Thursday as part of a widening corruption scandal that led to the dismissal of President Park Geun-hye.
Morocco’s king replaces PM Benkirane amid post-election deadlock
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan King Mohammed VI is replacing Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane and will ask another member of the Islamist Justice and Development Party (PJD) to form a government after five months of post-election deadlock, a statement fr…
Canadian refugees learn to curl, and how to handle icy wipeouts
TORONTO (Reuters) – Arun Daniel and his mom, Suguna, first touched Canadian soil two weeks ago and, on Wednesday, they first touched ice, sliding on one knee and pushing a 40-pound granite rock across a rink.
Save the Children finds rising self-harm, depression in Greek camps
ATHENS (Reuters) – Children stuck in Greek migrant camps are cutting themselves, attempting suicide and using drugs to cope with “endless misery,” international charity Save the Children said on Thursday.
