Britain’s May confident on deal to stay in power, to open parliament next week
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government said on Thursday it would launch her policy program next week, a sign of confidence she will strike a deal to stay in power after days of political uncertainty since losing her majority…
U.N. migration body urges EU to work harder in Libya
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union must do more to help protect migrants stranded in Libya and to convince its member states to share the burden of caring for refugees who reach Europe, a senior official at the International Organisation for Migra…
Romanian government in limbo as PM refuses to quit
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – The fate of the Romanian government hung in the balance on Thursday with Prime Minister Sorin Grindeanu refusing to resign in a political crisis that threatens to undermine a sweeping tax overhaul.
Venezuela politician’s ‘disappearance’ stirs Chavez’s home state
BARINAS, Venezuela (Reuters) – He had just left his office by car and was passing a nearby church when the state security vans swooped in on Wilmer Azuaje.
Chugging back to life: Nepal revamps colonial-era rail link
JANAKPUR, Nepal (Reuters) – Shrubs spring up around a rusted train engine in southeast Nepal, with carriages propped up on bricks and tall grass growing over abandoned wheels, offering mute testimony to years of neglect suffered by an abandoned railway…
Chinese kindergarten blast attacker had neurological disorder: officials
XUZHOU, China (Reuters) – The man who set off a self-made explosive device outside a Chinese kindergarten killing eight people and injuring 65 others on Thursday had a neurological disorder and had scrawled words for death on the walls of his home, off…
Putin says Russia ready for constructive dialogue with USA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday Russia was ready for a constructive dialogue with the United States.
Russia’s Putin appeals for privacy for his family
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin appealed for privacy for his family on Thursday, saying he feared being candid on the subject could deprive his two grandchildren of a normal childhood.
Talks on propping up UK PM May’s Conservatives are ‘very positive’: source
LONDON (Reuters) – Talks between Britain’s Conservative Party and Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party to prop up Prime Minister Theresa May’s government are very positive and the two parties share broad agreement on Brexit, a senior source sai…
Vietnam defends decision to revoke dissident’s citizenship
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam on Thursday defended its decision to revoke the citizenship of French-Vietnamese dissident Pham Minh Hoang, a former political prisoner who is accused of breaking the law and threatening state security.
