Indian police arrest four men on charges of raping American tourist
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police arrested four men, including a bell boy of a five-star hotel in the national capital, on Monday for allegedly raping an American tourist in April, police said, highlighting the dangers faced by women in the country f…
China, El Salvador ties unchanged despite Taiwan visit-El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – China has not signaled a desire to change its relationship with El Salvador, El Salvador’s foreign Minister said on Monday, as his country prepares to host Taiwan’s president after she held a controversial call with U.S. Presid…
China says space program must help protect national security
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s space program must help protect the country’s national security, but China is dedicated to the peaceful use of space and opposes a space arms race, the government said in a policy paper issued on Tuesday.
Venezuela leader’s foes say no more talks without concessions
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition on Monday ruled out returning to Vatican-led talks with President Nicolas Maduro’s government unless it makes major concessions amid a crushing economic crisis and bitter political standoff.
China jails nine over protests in ‘democracy’ village
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in southern China has handed out jail terms of up to 10 years to nine people from a Chinese fishing village once seen as a cradle of grassroots democracy after finding them guilty of illegal protests and other charges.
Syrian army escalates campaign to capture Damascus water supply
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army escalated aerial bombing of a rebel-held valley northwest of Damascus in an offensive begun last week to recapture the strategic area where a major spring provides most of the capital’s water supplies, rebels and resid…
Saudi Arabia launches campaign to collect funds for Syrians displaced by war
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has launched a fundraising campaign for Syrians displaced by a five-year civil war, including those evacuated from eastern Aleppo, state news agency SPA reported on Monday.
Netanyahu seeks to rally Israelis around him in anti-Obama assault
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu has been unrelenting in his criticism of the Obama administration over what he condemned as its “shameful” decision not to veto a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a halt to Israeli settlement-buildi…
Chinese carrier enters South China Sea amid renewed tension
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A group of Chinese warships led by the country’s sole aircraft carrier entered the top half of the South China Sea on Monday after passing south of Taiwan, the self-ruled island’s Defence Ministry said of what China has termed a rout…
New Egyptian law establishes media regulator picked by president
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi will pick a regulator and members of a new media council under a law passed on Monday, giving the body the power to fine or suspend publications and broadcasters and give or revoke licenses for …
