Catholic church in Manila issues prayer against expanded death penalty
MANILA (Reuters) – Roman Catholic churches in Manila on Sunday read a prayer against Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s plans to re-impose the death penalty on heinous crimes, including drug-related offences.
Overseas casinos clean up despite China’s cash curbs
SAIPAN (Reuters) – For evidence of the odds stacked against China’s battle to stop the flight of cash battering its currency and draining its reserves, look no further than the tiny Pacific island of Saipan, which has hit the jackpot with a flood of Ch…
Suicide bomb kills at least 29 at Somalia’s main port: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A suicide truck bomb hit the entrance of Somalia’s biggest port on Sunday, killing at least 29 people, police said, an attack claimed by Islamist al Shabaab militants.
U.S. Defense Secretary Carter in Iraq for talks on Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter arrived in Baghdad on Sunday for talks with Iraqi leaders on the U.S.-backed military campaign against Islamic State militants in Mosul, the Pentagon said.
China puts temporary ban on North Korean coal imports
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Commerce Ministry said it will put a temporary ban on imports of North Korean coal as part of a U.N. Security Council resolution meant to deter Pyongyang from pursuing its nuclear weapons program.
Taiwan says China air force conducts long-range drills
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Chinese military aircraft on Saturday flew over waterways near Taiwan as part of long-range exercises, Taiwan said, the first such flights since a telephone call between Taiwan’s leader and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump irked Chi…
North Korea’s Kim guides special operations drill targeting South
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un guided a special operations drill targeting the South, the North’s media reported on Sunday, as rival South Korea remained on alert for any attempt by the North to take advantage of political turmoil i…
South Korea prosecutors charge two former senior Park officials: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean prosecutors have indicted a former senior presidential aide and a former vice culture minister as part of an investigation of a corruption scandal that led to President Park Geun-hye’s impeachment in parliament, media sai…
Twin bombing outside Istanbul soccer stadium kills 29, wounds 166
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two bombs exploded less than a minute apart, killing 29 people and wounding 166 outside a soccer stadium in Istanbul on Saturday night, in a co-ordinated attack on police shortly after a match between two of Turkey’s top teams.
Ghana’s next leader under pressure to deliver for impatient voters
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo needs to act fast to deliver on his campaign promise to create jobs, restore rapid growth, build a dam in every village and a factory in every district if he is to satisfy an electorate eager fo…
