Three South Koreans found shot dead in Philippines amid string of killings
SEOUL (Reuters) – The bodies of three South Koreans with gunshot wounds to the head have been found in the Philippines, a South Korean foreign ministry official said on Thursday, the latest in a string of killings of Koreans in the southeast Asian nati…
Austrian chancellor makes conciliatory noises on EU-Canada trade deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austrian Chancellor Christian Kern said on Thursday many of his concerns about a free trade deal between the European Union and Canada had been addressed in an additional declaration, toning down his rhetoric days ahead of a vote on …
Death toll rises as Myanmar battles border attackers
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s security forces have now killed at least 26 people in response to attacks on police that have sparked a dramatic escalation in violence in a Muslim-majority region along its border with Bangladesh, according to reports in s…
China says to tackle veterans’ benefits after high-profile protest in capital
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will keep tackling the difficulties facing demobilized soldiers and pays attention to resolving their problems, the Defence Ministry said on Thursday, after hundreds protested outside a major military building against job loss…
Ecuador moves Assange questioning to November
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador has delayed until Nov. 14 its questioning of Julian Assange in a Swedish rape investigation, at the Wikileaks founder’s request, the prosecutor’s office of the Andean country said on Wednesday.
China urges Australia to be ‘cautious’ on South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes that Australia acts and speaks with caution on the South China Sea and that its words and actions on the matter match each other, a senior Chinese officer told the visiting head of the Australian Defence Force.
Australia charges two teenagers with planning Islamic State-inspired attack
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian police on Thursday charged two 16-year boys with planning an imminent, Islamic State-inspired terror attack.
Deadly Bangladesh blaze shows up safety gaps three years after factory collapse
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s safety inspectors twice extended an operating license at a food and cigarette packaging plant in the capital Dhaka without making physical checks.
Kerry, Lavrov to resume talks on Syria despite war crimes row
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will meet his Russian counterpart in Switzerland on Saturday to discuss Syria, officials said on Wednesday, as a devastating bombing campaign of the city of Aleppo intensified.
Thousands march for Colombia peace, rebel leader sees solution soon
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Colombians wearing white and carrying flowers marched through Bogota on Wednesday demanding that politicians revive a peace accord to end five-decades of war after voters rejected the hard-fought deal in a referendum.
