Two suspected al Qaeda members killed in drone strike in Yemen: officials
SANAA (Reuters) – Two suspected members of al Qaeda’s Yemen branch were killed on Sunday by what local officials believed was a U.S. drone strike.
At least 39 killed as Indian train derails
BHUBANESWAR/MUMBAI, India (Reuters) – At least 39 people were killed and 50 injured on Saturday night when nine coaches of a passenger train derailed in eastern India in the latest disaster to hit the vast and accident-prone state railways, police said…
Britain’s May faces pressure after reports of Trident test malfunction
LONDON (Reuters) – A test firing of an unarmed British nuclear Trident missile from a submarine malfunctioned last June, the Sunday Times reported, prompting questions about why Prime Minister Theresa May did not tell parliament ahead of a vote on rene…
UK PM May promises frank talk with Trump after women protest
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she would not be afraid to tell Donald Trump when she finds something he has said unacceptable, as she prepares to meet the new U.S. President in Washington this week.
Islamic State blows up hotel to prevent landing in west Mosul, witnesses say
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State detonated explosives in the largest hotel in western Mosul on Friday, in an attempt to destroy it and prevent Iraqi forces from using it as a landing spot or base in their offensive to capture the city, witnesses said …
Russia should not think sanctions will be lifted soon: PM
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia should part with the illusion that Western sanctions against the country will be lifted soon, Russian Prime Minster Dmitry Medvedev said on Sunday.
Germany’s Schaeuble tells Britain to look to Swiss for Brexit ideas
VIENNA (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said Britain should take a leaf out of Switzerland’s book on how to handle relations with the European Union, according to Swiss newspaper Neue Zuercher Zeitung (NZZ) on Sunday.
Israel’s Netanyahu to speak with Trump on Sunday, Iran on agenda
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he would later in the day hold his first conversation with Donald Trump since his inauguration as U.S. president.
Thousands protest outside Taiwan Presidential Office over pension reform plan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Thousands of military personnel, teachers, police and civil servants protested a plan to reform Taiwan’s pension system outside of the Presidential Office in Taipei on Sunday, as a national conference to discuss reform was held in th…
Philippine officials to visit Beijing to discuss investment deals, ASEAN summit
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is sending a cabinet-level delegation to Beijing this week to meet with China’s Vice Premier Wang Yang and other top Chinese officials to discuss investment deals and his country’s chairmanship of…
