North Korea missile test fails, U.S. and South say, as tensions simmer
SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean missile appeared to have exploded just after it was launched on Wednesday, the U.S. and South Korean militaries said after detecting the latest in a series of weapons tests by the nuclear-armed state that have alarmed t…
South Koreans to raise sunken ferry if test of lift goes well
SEOUL (Reuters) – Salvage experts in South Korea prepared on Wednesday to begin raising a ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing 304 people, most of them children on a school trip, finally meeting the demands of mourning families.
Former Chilean leader Pinera to seek return to presidency
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Sebastian Pinera, who was Chile’s president from 2010 to 2014, officially declared on Tuesday his intention to seek the office again this year, betting that widespread disillusion with the governing coalition will help him win over…
Brazil’s Temer says pension reform will not address states’ systems
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Michel Temer said on Tuesday the pension reform proposed by his administration would not address systems managed by states or large cities in the South American country.
South Korea’s Park goes home after 14-hour interrogation in graft probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – Ousted South Korean President Park Geun-hye left prosecutors’ offices early on Wednesday after being questioned in an investigation into a corruption scandal that ended her presidency this month.
Exclusive: Tillerson urges Senate ratification of Montenegro’s NATO membership
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has written to the leaders of the U.S. Senate urging the ratification of Montenegro as the newest member of the NATO alliance, saying it is “strongly in the interests of the United States.”
U.S. reverses course and offers new dates for NATO talks
WASHINGTON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson proposed new dates on Tuesday for a NATO meeting, the State Department said, after he initially decided to skip the talks and rebuffed the alliance’s efforts to reschedule them.
Greece’s lenders among targets of intercepted booby-trapped parcels: police
ATHENS (Reuters) – The European Central Bank and two senior euro zone officials were among the intended targets of booby-trapped packages intercepted by Greek authorities on Monday, security sources said on Tuesday.
Lessons learned, Belgian PM still on guard a year after attack
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has learned lessons about keeping violent Islamists in check but cannot rule out more attacks, its prime minister said on Tuesday, a year after Islamic State suicide bombers killed 32 people in Brussels.
Exclusive: North Korea has no fear of U.S. sanctions move, will pursue nuclear arms – envoy
GENEVA (Reuters) – North Korea has nothing to fear from any U.S. move to broaden sanctions aimed at cutting it off from the global financial system and will pursue “acceleration” of its nuclear and missile programs, a North Korean envoy told Reuters on…
