Good morning, North Korea! Defector preaches dangers of cult worship
SEOUL (Reuters) – For an hour each day, Kim Chung-seong, a defector from North Korea and a Christian missionary, takes to the microphone in a small Seoul studio.
El Salvador gang truce mediator released from detention
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador released on Monday Raul Mijango, the mediator of a controversial gang truce who was arrested in early May, but the legal proceedings against him will continue, authorities said.
China’s Xi says hopes to get Philippines ties back on track
BEIJING (Reuters) – China hopes to get relations with the Philippines back on track, President Xi Jinping has told new Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, after ties were affected by an increasingly bitter spat over territorial claims in the South Ch…
Brazil’s anti-corruption minister quits over leaked recordings
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Transparency Minister Fabiano Silveira resigned on Monday after leaked recordings suggested he tried to derail a sprawling corruption probe, the latest cabinet casualty impacting interim President Michel Temer’s administra…
Rio de Janeiro police arrest two men in gang-rape case
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Police in Rio de Janeiro said on Monday they are certain a 16-year-old girl was gang raped earlier this month, but added that it will be hard to prove her allegation that she was assaulted by more than 30 men.
Japan puts military on alert for possible North Korea missile launch
TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) – Japan put its military on alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile firing, while South Korea also said it had detected evidence of launch preparations, officials from Japan and South Korea said.
Drowned baby picture captures week of tragedy in Mediterranean
ROME (Reuters) – A photograph of a drowned migrant baby in the arms of a German rescuer was distributed on Monday by a humanitarian organization aiming to persuade European authorities to ensure safe passage to migrants, after hundreds are feared to ha…
In Egyptian village, attack on Christian grandmother fuels anger
ALKARM, Egypt (Reuters) – Soad Thabet’s house no longer has a door. Inside, its walls are blackened with soot and a television lies shattered on the floor. The remains of a red nightgown stand out among the ashes.
Six killed, many injured, by roadside bombs in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Roadside bombs killed at least six people in two separate attacks on security forces in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeast on Monday, security sources said, adding to the violence that has flared across the region in the …
Sunni hawk wins Lebanon vote, risking new tensions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A hawkish Lebanese Sunni politician has won local elections in the second largest city of Tripoli in a result that marks a blow to long-established Sunni leaders and risks reviving tensions among rival sectarian groups there.
