China says arson suspected in bus fire that killed 11 children
BEIJING (Reuters) – A fire on a bus in China that killed five South Korean and six Chinese children is suspected to have been started by the driver who was angry about overtime and night-shift pay being cut, the Xinhua state news agency said on Friday….
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to revive travel ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to revive his plan to temporarily ban travelers from six Muslim-majority nations after it was blocked by lower courts that found it was discriminato…
South Korea’s Moon struggles to form a cabinet meeting his ethics standards
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s quest for a squeaky-clean government is leading to delays in forming his cabinet more than three weeks into office, as efforts to find candidates free of even the slightest of ethics issues have pr…
Venezuela’s Maduro announces referendum on plan for new congress
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro said on Thursday a referendum would be held on his controversial plan to create a new super-body known as a constituent assembly with powers to rewrite the constitution.
China punishes over 30 people over deadly power plant blast: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – More than 30 people have been punished over a power plant blast that killed 22 people in central China last year and 14 more are awaiting trial, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.
Canada’s Quebec wants constitutional talks despite Trudeau opposition
MONTREAL (Reuters) – The mainly French-speaking province of Quebec, which came close to voting to leave Canada 22 years ago, said on Thursday it wants to reopen constitutional talks and be recognized for its distinct linguistic and cultural character.
Ex-captive of Islamic State sheds tears on return to village in northern Iraq
KOJO, Iraq (Reuters) – Nadia Murad made an emotional return on Thursday to the Yazidi village in northern Iraq where she was captured and sold as a slave by Islamic State three years ago.
U.N. council to vote on blacklisting more North Koreans: diplomats
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council will vote on Friday on a U.S. and Chinese proposal to blacklist more North Korean individuals and entities after the country’s repeated ballistic missile launches, diplomats said on T…
Germany will only deport Afghan criminals and those posing a threat
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will now deport to Afghanistan only criminals and people it considers a threat, after a bombing in the Afghan capitol of Kabul killed at least 80 people, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Thursday.
Libya’s U.N.-backed government moves to secure Tripoli’s main airport
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A force operating under Libya’s U.N.-brokered government said on Thursday it was securing Tripoli’s main airport, which has been closed since it was badly damaged in fighting in 2014 and which was controlled by a rival faction until…
