Blast in Afghan capital wounds member of parliament
KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb attack targeted a member of Afghanistan’s parliament in the capital, Kabul, on Wednesday, wounding him and several other people, officials said.
Quoting Mao, China says Taiwan, HK independence supporters will fail ‘like flies’
BEIJING (Reuters) – Quoting a poem by the founder of Communist China Mao Zedong, China’s government said on Wednesday that the efforts by Hong Kong and Taiwan independence supporters to link up were doomed to fail, as they would be dashed to the ground…
China calls on Vatican to be flexible amid decades-old rift
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Vatican should take steps to improve relations with China, the Chinese head of religious affairs said on Tuesday, a week after the Roman Catholic Church said it was hoping for “positive signals” from Beijing.
Panama to cancel Odebrecht contract amid corruption scandal
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panama said on Tuesday it will cancel a contract given to Brazil’s Odebrecht and will not allow the company to participate in public bids, shortly after Odebrecht admitted to bribing officials in Panama and other countries to ob…
China police need to root out ‘pernicious influence’ of jailed security chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Public Security Ministry, which runs the police, needs to deepen efforts to root out the “pernicious influence” of jailed former domestic security chief Zhou Yongkang, the ministry’s Communist Party committee said on Wednesd…
Chinese carrier docks after drill amid new tension over Taiwan
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China’s sole aircraft carrier has arrived at a naval base on the southern Chinese province of Hainan, a senior Taiwanese military officer said on Wednesday, after drills that took it around self-ruled Taiwan, an island China claims a…
Ex-Argentine leader Fernandez indicted, tied to nuns and guns scandal
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was indicted on Tuesday on charges she ran a corruption scheme with a public works secretary who was arrested in June while trying to stash millions of dollars in a convent.
Cuba passes law that bans naming sites after Fidel Castro
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba’s National Assembly approved a law on Tuesday that bans commemorative statues of Fidel Castro and naming public places after him, in accordance with the wishes of the revolutionary leader, who died last month.
Israel pressing ahead with settlements after U.N. vote
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Jerusalem municipality is due to act on Wednesday on requests to construct hundreds of new homes for Israelis in areas that Israel captured in 1967 and annexed to the city, drawing fresh criticism from the United States that s…
Erdogan says U.S.-led coalition gives support to terrorist groups in Syria
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said he has evidence that U.S.-led coalition forces give support to terrorist groups including the Islamic State and Kurdish militant groups YPG and PYD, he said on Tuesday.
