Malaysian PM urges intervention to stop ‘genocide’ of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak called for foreign intervention to stop the “genocide” of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar on Sunday, as he joined thousands of Rohingya protesters in Kuala Lumpur.
Voting starts in decisive Italian referendum
ROME (Reuters) – Italians started voting on Sunday in a referendum on constitutional reform, with Prime Minister Matteo Renzi promising to resign if he loses the ballot.
Cuba’s Raul Castro vows to defend brother’s legacy in final tribute
SANTIAGO, Cuba (Reuters) – President Raul Castro led tens of thousands of Cubans on Saturday in a pledge to defend the socialist legacy of his brother Fidel Castro, who died last week aged 90 and will be interred in the city where they launched the Cub…
Australian PM says he’s confident Trump won’t pull out of U.S. refugee deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Sunday he was confident a refugee resettlement deal with the United States would go ahead, despite White House comments which seemed to cast doubt about its future under a Trump Admi…
Slogans, placards and food: South Korean protests a boon for restaurants
SEOUL (Reuters) – As protesters march through Gwanghwamun Square in downtown Seoul, the center stage of huge weekly demonstrations calling for South Korean President Park Geun-hye to step down, nearby restaurants hustle to prepare for a busy night.
Thanks for the memory cards: North Koreans return home from China
DANDONG, China (Reuters) – Tiny memory cards and fluffy teddy bears are among the most popular items for North Koreans shopping in Dandong, China’s gateway city to its impoverished and isolated neighbor.
China lodges protest after Trump call with Taiwan president
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China lodged a diplomatic protest on Saturday after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump spoke by phone with President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, but blamed the self-ruled island Beijing claims as its own for the “petty” move.
Brazil mourns Chapecoense crash victims at packed stadium wake
CHAPECO, Brazil (Reuters) – A downpour drenched thousands of mourners in this Brazilian city on Saturday as they grieved over 50 caskets flown overnight to the stadium of the local Chapecoense soccer team, which was all but wiped out in an air crash Mo…
Mosul residents fear cold and hunger of winter siege
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – No food or fuel has reached Mosul in nearly a week and the onset of rain and cold weather threatens a tough winter for more than a million people still in Islamic State-held areas of the city, residents said on Saturday.
Surprise winner of Gambia poll eyes new cabinet, reforms
BANJUL (Reuters) – The winner of Gambia’s presidential election told Reuters on Saturday he was keen to form a new cabinet to get cracking with reforms, a day after veteran leader Yahya Jammeh stunned the tiny west African nation by conceding defeat.
