South Korea’s Moon asks for Japan’s patience in resolving ‘past history’
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday ties with Japan are being blocked by historical issues that will take time to resolve and he asked for Japan’s understanding and cooperation on the issue.
South Africa’s Sibanye says 178 illegal miners now arrested at strike-hit Cooke mine
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Sibanye Gold said on Monday that 178 illegal miners have now been arrested at its Cooke operations since the start of a violent wildcat strike last Tuesday.
PM May not sobbing over election, Brexit minister says
LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit Secretary David Davis said British Prime Minister Theresa May was not sobbing over last week’s failed election gamble when he met her after the vote, Davis said on Monday.
Australian police arrest man for allegedly supplying gun in deadly siege
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police said on Monday a 25-year-old man had been arrested and charged with allegedly supplying a firearm used in a deadly siege in Melbourne last week, which Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called an “act of terrorism”.
Myanmar recovers more bodies from crashed military plane
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar rescuers have recovered the bodies of more than half of the 122 people who were on board a military plane that crashed into the Andaman Sea last week, the army said on Monday.
Saudi soldier killed by explosion in Qatif province
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi soldier was killed and two members of the security forces wounded when an explosive device went off during a patrol in the Kingdom’s eastern Qatif province, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Finnish coalition partners discuss whether to break up government
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Heads of the three co-ruling Finnish parties will meet on Monday to discuss whether to break up the center-right coalition due to the Finns party’s new leader, anti-immigrant hardliner Jussi Halla-aho.
Blasts rock besieged city as Philippines marks independence day
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Bomb blasts rocked Marawi City in the southern Philippines on Monday as the national flag was raised to mark independence day, almost three weeks after hundreds of Islamist militants overran the town and hunkered do…
Syrian army and allies step up bombing of rebels in Deraa city
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army and Iran-backed militia forces have escalated attacks against a rebel-held part of the southern city of Deraa, a possible prelude to a large-scale campaign to wrest full control of the city, rebels and residents said o…
Venezuela Maduro says children used in protest violence, will write to pope
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday he would ask Pope Francis to persuade opponents that children should not participate in violent protests that have rocked the country, as both sides of the conflict seek help from t…
