China party paper says no ‘provocation’ can stop its military drills
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military will carry out drills regardless of foreign provocations and pressure, the Communist Party’s paper said on Sunday, adding that exercises far out at sea like those conducted recently by its sole aircraft carrier will…
Myanmar’s remote Wa State suffers as fewer Chinese come to party
PANGSAN, Myanmar (Reuters) – In a remote casino in northeastern Myanmar, China’s pervasive campaign against graft has taken its toll. Hundreds of local traders and farmers place petty bets as low as 10 cents, outnumbering a few Chinese who were once th…
Trump plans to meet with UK’s May, Mexico’s Pena Nieto: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump is arranging to meet soon with British Prime Minister Theresa May and Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, two long-standing U.S. allies concerned about how his presidency will affect their relationsh…
Gambia’s former leader Jammeh flies into exile in Equatorial Guinea
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s former leader Yahya Jammeh on Saturday flew into exile in Equatorial Guinea after stepping down under pressure from West African nations to accept that he lost a December election to President Adama Barrow, mediators said.
Sixteen dead, many Hungarian teenagers, in Italy bus accident: police
VERONA, Italy/BUDAPEST (Reuters) – At least 16 people were killed and dozens injured, after a bus carrying Hungarian students crashed and burst into flames in northern Italy, authorities said on Saturday.
Car bomb explodes in central Tripoli, near Italy embassy: security official
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded late on Saturday close to the recently re-opened Italian embassy in the Libyan capital, a security official said.
Fifth person dies after Melbourne car attack
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police said on Sunday a baby boy has become the fifth person to die after a 26-year-old man drove a car into a crowd of pedestrians on a busy street in Melbourne.
Suicide attack foiled in Beirut cafe: security source
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security forces foiled an attempted suicide bombing at a cafe in Beirut’s busy al-Hamra district late on Saturday, a security source said.
Gambia’s Jammeh arrives at Banjul airport after stepping down
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia’s Yahya Jammeh arrived at the airport in the capital Banjul on Saturday in the company of mediator Alpha Conde, the president of Guinea, after stepping down from power, a Reuters witness said.
Mexico president talks with Trump by phone, agree to meet
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto talked with U.S. President Donald Trump by phone on Saturday morning, and the two leaders agreed to meet in the near future, according to a statement from the Mexican president’s office.
