China warns Hong Kong not to politicize issues
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s third-ranked Communist Party leader Zhang Dejiang said Hong Kong shouldn’t “politicize everything” and should instead focus on integrating its economy with China’s, according to members of China’s parliament who met with him…
Australian church abuse victims return dismayed Pope did not meet them
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian victims of child sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church returned home on Sunday disappointed they did not meet Pope Francis and angry with the evidence a senior Vatican official gave to an inquiry investigating the abuse.
Bangladesh arrests three suspected militants
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh’s elite anti-terrorism unit detained on Sunday three suspected members of a militant group believed to be behind a spate of recent attacks in the south Asian country.
Two years on, MH370 families say search for missing jet must continue
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The families of passengers lost aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 say the two-year search for the missing aircraft must go on beyond a June deadline, as new hope emerged last week of resolving the aviation mystery.
Australian government backs away from gay marriage vote this year
(Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull backed away from a pledge by one of his senior ministers on Sunday that the government would hold a public vote on same-sex marriage later this year if it is reelected.
Second bookseller detained in China returns to Hong Kong: police
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A second Hong Kong bookseller who went missing and was found to have been detained in China returned home on Sunday, refusing to discuss his case, Hong Kong police said.
Aging, indebted Japan debates right to ‘die with dignity’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Retired Japanese airline employee Tarou Tanzawa said he hadn’t thought much about his own death until his 84-year-old mother was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma and decided against costly and invasive life-prolonging treatment.
Gun attack in Honduran capital kills at least 10
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – At least 10 people were shot dead by men dressed in police uniforms in an attack in the Honduran capital of Tegucigalpa on Saturday, security and hospital forces said.
China’s Xi says won’t allow Taiwan to be ‘split’ off again
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will never allow the tragedy of Taiwan being “split” off from the rest of the country to happen again, state media on Sunday quoted President Xi Jinping as saying, offering a strong warning to the island against any moves towa…
Brazil top judges back graft probe despite concern over Lula’s detention
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Senior judges in Brazil voiced concern on Saturday over the detention of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, even as they threw their support behind the sweeping corruption investigation that threatens to topple his embatt…
