Landslides kill 12 in Indonesian’s Bali, more rain expected
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Twelve people have been killed in three landslides across the Indonesian resort island of Bali, as torrential rain lashed the area, Indonesia’s disaster agency said on Friday.
Nephew of Philippine president’s adviser nabbed for drugs
MANILA (Reuters) – A nephew of one of Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte’s inner circle was caught selling drugs in a sting operation in the president’s home city, the anti-narcotics agency said on Friday.
Thai court to hear first royal insult case under new king
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai court agreed on Friday to put a prominent activist on trial for insulting the monarchy after he shared a BBC Thai-language profile of the new king, which some said was offensive, on Facebook.
Mexico foreign minister denies report he changed Trump wall speech
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Videgaray on Thursday rejected a CBS news report that he had made changes to U.S. President Donald Trump’s speech announcing an executive order for the construction of a border wall with Mexico.
Panama raids Mossack Fonseca over Odebrecht bribery scandal
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panamanian prosecutors raided the offices of Mossack Fonseca, the law firm at the center of the “Panama Papers” scandal, seeking possible links to Brazilian engineering company Odebrecht, the attorney general’s office said on Th…
Trump speaks with Afghan leader, U.S. commander calls for more troops
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump and his Afghan counterpart discussed security in a phone call on Thursday, officials said, hours after the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said thousands more troops were needed to break a stalemate …
Trump adviser discussed sanctions with Russian envoy: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – White House national security adviser Michael Flynn privately discussed U.S. sanctions against Russia with Moscow’s ambassador to the United States during the month before President Donald Trump took office, the Washington Post r…
Peru judge orders 18 months of prison for ex-president Toledo
LIMA (Reuters) – A Peruvian judge on Thursday ordered former president Alejandro Toledo to spend up to 18 months in jail while prosecutors prepare criminal charges against him for allegedly taking $20 million in bribes from Brazilian builder Odebrecht …
Exclusive – Trump border ‘wall’ to cost $21.6 billion, take 3.5 years to build: internal report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s “wall” along the U.S.-Mexico border would be a series of fences and walls that would cost as much as $21.6 billion, and take more than three years to construct, based on a U.S. Department of Homeland Security internal report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Good food is worth waiting for – China media welcomes Trump letter
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Friday broadly welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s letter to Chinese President Xi Jinping belatedly wishing a happy Lunar New Year, saying it was a positive sign and that “good food is worth waiting for”.
