Namibia cuts ties with North Korea state firms: South Korea government, media
SEOUL (Reuters) – Namibia has halted ties with two North Korean state-run companies, that had built a munitions factory and were involved in projects for its military, to comply with U.N. sanctions on Pyongyang, Namibian media and the South Korean gove…
Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Hindu priest was hacked to death on Friday at a temple in Bangladesh, police and senior administrative officials said.
Brazil court blocks Facebook funds over WhatsApp dispute: report
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A court in Brazil on Thursday blocked 19.5 million reais ($6.07 million) in Facebook Inc funds after the U.S-based social networking company’s WhatsApp messaging service failed to turn over messages sought in a drugs case, th…
Hopes for democracy crushed in the Chinese rebel village of Wukan
WUKAN, China (Reuters) – Hopes for democracy in the Chinese village of Wukan, where an uprising against corruption five years ago gained global notice and led to direct village-wide elections, have all but evaporated, with protest leaders either in det…
Lower voting age leaves many wondering ‘Where’s Japan’s Bernie?’
TOKYO (Reuters) – From a shrinking population and a social welfare system creaking under huge ranks of retirees to a stagnant economy that is all they have ever known, Japanese youth have plenty to gripe about.
Woman dies, children hurt in Bahrain bomb blast: police
DOHA (Reuters) – A Bahraini woman died and three children sustained minor injuries when their car was hit by a bomb blast on Thursday that police said was carried out by “terrorists” in southern Bahrain.
Ex-London mayor halts bid to be UK prime minister, upends race
LONDON (Reuters) – Former London mayor Boris Johnson abruptly pulled out of the race to become Britain’s prime minister that he was once favored to win, upending the contest less than a week after he led a campaign to take the country out of the EU.
Obama administration calls on private sector to assist refugees
(Reuters) – The Obama administration on Thursday called on U.S. companies to assist refugees caught in a global refugee crisis in which 65 million people have been displaced, many of them by violent conflicts.
Smugglers use Uber-registered drivers to move migrants to U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Human traffickers are finding increasingly creative ways of shuttling Central American migrants through Mexico to the U.S. border and that includes hiring Uber-registered drivers.
U.S., Russia discuss Syria cooperation if Assad halts some strikes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is considering a plan to coordinate air strikes on Nusra Front and Islamic State militants in Syria if Syria’a government stops bombing moderate rebels, U.S. officials said on Thursday.
