Fighting in Somalia’s Galkayo city kills 29: officials
GAROWE, Somalia (Reuters) – Fighting between regional militias in a city in central Somalia killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 50, officials from both sides said on Monday.
Philippine’s Duterte cancels police rifle deal with U.S.
MANILA (Reuters) – President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the cancellation on Monday of Philippine’s purchase of police rifles from the United States, after U.S. senatorial aides said last month that Washington was halting the sale due to concerns about hu…
Swedish prosecutor says Assange interview set for November 14
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Julian Assange will be interviewed at Ecuador’s London embassy on Nov. 14, Swedish prosecutors said on Monday, in a move that could end a long diplomatic deadlock that has seen the WikiLeaks founder holed up in the London residenc…
Floods kill 15 in Vietnam, thousands evacuated
HANOI (Reuters) – Floods in Vietnam’s central, central highland and southern provinces have left 15 people dead and six missing and displaced thousands, the Department of Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Monday.
UK PM May says can deepen India trade ties before leaving EU
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Britain should not wait until it leaves the European Union to develop deeper trade ties with India, Prime Minister Theresa May said in New Delhi on Monday, promising to ease access for Indian business travelers but not for its stu…
Philippines says German killed on yacht, companion may be Abu Sayyaf hostage
MANILA (Reuters) – Soldiers have found the body of a German woman on an abandoned yacht in the troubled waters of the southern Philippines and suspect her companion may have been taken captive by Islamist Abu Sayyaf rebels, the military said on Monday….
China names new finance minister, seen maintaining expansionary policy
BEIJING (Reuters) – China appointed a new finance minister on Monday who is expected to maintain an expansionary fiscal policy and push reforms to put a lid on rising debt levels in the economy.
Obama unlikely to see assault on Islamic State’s Syria stronghold
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed assault on Raqqa, Islamic State’s de facto capital in Syria, is unlikely to pierce the city itself before President Barack Obama leaves office in January, denying him the chance to claim the end of the group’s “cali…
Unidentified gunman kills nine soccer fans in South Sudan: police
JUBA (Reuters) – At least nine people were killed and 11 wounded in South Sudan’s capital, Juba, when an unidentified gunman opened fire on people watching a football match on television at the weekend, a police spokesman said on Monday.
Thailand unveils $514 million in rice loans as political tensions bubble
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s rice committee announced new loan schemes worth $514 million on Monday to help rice growers struggling with falling prices as farmers of the grain become the new battleground between the junta and the opposition ahead of …
