China mulls plans to reform air space management: official
BEIJING/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Chinese regulators will submit proposals to reform management of the country’s air space by the end of this month in a bid to ease flight delays and boost aviation growth, one of the country’s top air traffic control offici…
As Taliban gain and U.S. weighs troop hike, a widow’s plea to ‘finish the job’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – On a cold morning in January, Alexandra McClintock shoved her bare hands into the pockets of her black jacket and gazed at the endless rows of graves in Arlington National Cemetery, just across the Potomac River from Washington D…
Taiwan same-sex marriage ruling brightens outlook for gay rights in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – Taiwan’s decision giving same-sex couples the right to marry has proved a shot in the arm for China’s gay rights movement, but it is likely to be many years before Beijing approves similar measures, amid deep-rooted opposition in so…
Manila deploys commandoes, helicopters to retake city from Islamists
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines mobilized attack helicopters and special forces to drive Islamic State-linked rebels out of a besieged southern city on Thursday, with six soldiers killed in street combat amid heavy resistance.
China says former Shanghai prosecutor suspected of bribe-taking
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The former top prosecutor in the Chinese financial hub of Shanghai has been kicked out of the ruling Communist Party over a range of violations, the party said on Thursday, and a lawsuit for suspected bribe-taking will be launched….
‘Only logical’ for Trump to meet Dalai Lama: Tibetan leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of Tibet’s government in exile said on Wednesday it would be “logical” for Donald Trump to meet the Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, since the U.S. president has visited homes of the Muslim, Jewish and Christian…
El Salvador sentences gang members to 390 years over massacre
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A court in El Salvador on Wednesday sentenced seven members of a notorious criminal gang to 390 years in prison each for their part in a March 2016 massacre that shocked the crime-ravaged Central American country.
U.S. warship drill meant to defy China’s claim over artificial island: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. warship carried out a “maneuvering drill” when it sailed within 12 nautical miles of an artificial island built up by China in the South China Sea, to show Beijing it was not entitled to a territorial sea around it, U.S. o…
Ex-Haiti president’s autopsy shows leader died of heart disease
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – The eagerly anticipated results of an autopsy of former Haitian President Rene Preval showed the leader died in March after a heart irregularity cut off his ability to breathe, officials said on Wednesday.
Egypt blocks 21 websites, including Al Jazeera: state news agency
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has banned 21 websites, including the main website of Qatar-based al Jazeera television, for “supporting terrorism”, state news agency MENA and security sources said on Wednesday.
