Smoke detected in cockpit of Korean Air jet as it approached Japan; no fire or injuries reported
TOKYO (Reuters) – Smoke was detected in the cockpit of a Korean Air Lines flight on Friday as it approached Fukuoka airport in southern Japan, but there was no fire reported and no injuries among the passengers, civil aviation and transport officials s…
Japan’s parliament clears way for emperor’s abdication
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s parliament on Friday passed a law allowing Emperor Akihito to abdicate, clearing the way for the first abdication by a Japanese monarch in nearly two centuries and the accession of his son, Crown Prince Naruhito, probably late…
14 bodies found in mass grave in Mexican resort of Los Cabos
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bodies of 11 men and three women were found in a mass grave near the tourist resort of San Jose del Cabo on the southern tip of the Baja peninsula, where violence between rival drug gangs has surged.
North Korea fires suspected land-to-ship missiles as South Korea delays THAAD
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea fired what appeared to be several land-to-ship missiles off its east coast on Thursday, South Korea’s military said, a day after the South postponed full deployment of a controversial U.S. anti-missile system designed to d…
North Korea says leader Kim supervised test of new anti-ship missiles
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised the test launch of a new type of anti-ship cruise missiles that can accurately hit targets such as an enemy battleship, the country’s official KCNA news agency reported on Friday.
Japan to consider building new nuclear plants: Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s trade ministry will launch a panel to revise the government’s basic energy plan and consider a need to build new nuclear plants or replace existing plants in the future, the Nikkei business daily reported on Friday.
Election debacle leaves UK government in a minority on eve of Brexit talks
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would lead a minority government backed by a small Northern Irish party after she lost an election gamble days before the start of talks on Britain’s departure from the European Union.
Officials probe U.S. cleric’s possible influence on London attackers: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Investigators are looking into whether or not the Islamist militants who attacked civilians with a truck and knives in London last Saturday may have been inspired in part by a U.S. cleric, European and U.S. government officials s…
Australian counter-terrorism police conduct raids after fatal siege
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian counter-terrorism police conducted raids in the southern city of Melbourne on Friday and questioned three men they said were suspected of providing weapons used in a deadly siege this week claimed by the Islamic State g…
Germany’s top Social Democrat loses ground vs Merkel in latest poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – The approval rating of Martin Schulz, Germany’s top Social Democrat, slumped to its lowest level in a poll conducted by Infratest dimap since the former European Parliament president was named as the party’s chancellor candidate in J…
