China says common interests outweigh differences with U.S.
BEIJING (Reuters) – The common interests between China and the United States far outweigh their differences, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Friday in their first face-to-face meeting since Tillerson took …
Benin cult priests charged over anti-voodoo prayer deaths
COTONOU (Reuters) – Four Christian priests from a Benin anti-voodoo cult were arrested and charged on Thursday for their suspected role in five deaths during prayers held last month in anticipation of the end of the world.
Philippines’ Duterte says anti-money laundering body to show his bank accounts
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Friday he had ordered the anti-money laundering council to make public his bank accounts, a day after one of his staunchest critics revived allegations of millions of dollars of hidden ass…
Suspect in North Korean’s killing had wad of cash, moved hotels, cut her hair
KUALA LUMPUR/JAKARTA (Reuters) – The woman with the acronym ‘LOL’ on her shirt who was arrested this week in connection with the murder of North Korea’s Kim Jong Nam stayed in cheap hotels, carried a wad of cash and cut her hair a day before the brazen…
Bomb kills at least five soldiers in Northern Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least five soldiers were killed and two injured on Friday by a roadside bomb in Egypt’s restive Northern Sinai where the government faces an Islamic State-led insurgency, medics and security sources said.
Lithuania looking for source of false accusation of rape by German troops
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuanian prosecutors opened a criminal investigation into a false report of rape by German soldiers stationed there as part of NATO a mission to deter Russia.
Under police probe, Israel’s Netanyahu leaves helm of communications ministry
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday he would shelve his additional role as communication minister after police questioned him over allegations he negotiated a deal for good press coverage with a newspaper owne…
Islamic State readies for close combat in alleyways of west Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants are developing a network of passageways and tunnels in the narrow alleys of west Mosul that will enable them to hide and fight among the civilian population when Iraqi forces launch an attack that is expected…
Turkey says almost taken Syria’s Bab, war monitor cites heavy toll
ANKARA/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey’s military said on Friday it was close to taking Syria’s al-Bab from Islamic State, but a war monitor said the jihadists still controlled 90 percent of the town itself and that shelling and air strikes had killed dozens…
Nigeria signals normality by putting Buhari’s deputy in charge
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s deputy leader is making wide use of powers granted by President Muhammadu Buhari, who is on extended sick leave abroad, as the country seeks to avoid a debilitating power vacuum while it confronts its first recession in 25 y…
