Opponent of Duterte’s drugs war arrested in Philippines on drug charges
MANILA (Reuters) – A Philippine senator and staunch critic of President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs was in police custody on Friday following her high-profile arrest for drugs offences that she described as a vendetta that would fail to silence her….
Magnitude 6.1 quake hits Zambia: USGS
(Reuters) – A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.1 struck northern Zambia early on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Malaysia says VX nerve agent was used in murder of Kim Jong Nam
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – VX nerve agent, a chemical on a U.N. list of weapons of mass destruction, was used to kill the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in last week’s bizarre murder in a busy Kuala Lumpur airport, Malaysian p…
Exclusive: Trump likes two-state solution, but says he will leave it up to Israelis, Palestinians
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday he likes the concept of a two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict, expressing his preference on the issue for the first time since sparking international criticism for ap…
Pentagon plan to defeat Islamic State to look beyond Iraq, Syria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pentagon-led plan to defeat Islamic State, due in draft form by Monday, will look beyond Iraq and Syria to include the threat from jihadists around the world fueling the conflict, America’s top general said on Thursday.
Malaysia murder mystery breaks with North Korean assassin tradition
SEOUL (Reuters) – The bizarre assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother marks a departure from the isolated country’s repertoire of overseas operations, according to experts on its opaque ruling structures.
Bodies of 27 migrants recovered in west Libya, 13 in shipping container
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The bodies of 27 migrants have been recovered in Western Libya, 13 of whom died of suffocation in a shipping container, the Red Crescent said on Thursday.
Militants kill 15 Niger soldiers in patrol ambush
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Militants ambushed an army patrol in Niger on Thursday, killing 15 soldiers and wounding 19, the Defense Ministry said, occurring in an area near the border with Mali where violent Islamists have been seeking to expand their reach.
Indonesia to raise prospect of joint patrols with Australia in South China Sea: report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Indonesia President Joko Widodo will discuss the prospect of joint patrols with Australia in the South China Sea when he meets his counterpart Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the weekend.
Brazil’s Temer taps PMDB lawmaker for justice job to calm party
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer appointed a lower house lawmaker from his ruling PMDB party, Osmar Serraglio, to be justice minister on Thursday, a choice aimed at appeasing disgruntled members of his party.
