Obama prods Vietnam on rights after activists stopped from meeting him
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama chided Vietnam on political freedoms on Tuesday after critics of its communist-run government were prevented from meeting him in Hanoi, a discordant note on a trip otherwise steeped in a…
Ten killed in suicide attack near Afghan capital
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide attack on a bus carrying staff from an appeal court killed 10 people and wounded four on Wednesday west of the Afghan capital, Kabul, an interior ministry spokesman said.
Philippine death squads very much in business as Duterte set for presidency
DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) – On May 14, five days after voters in the Philippines chose Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte as their next president, two masked gunmen cruised this southern city’s suburbs on a motorbike, looking for their kill.
Iraq forces keep up shelling of Falluja, U.N. concern mounts for civilians
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces shelled Islamic State targets in Falluja on Tuesday, the second day of an assault to retake the militant stronghold just west of Baghdad, as international concern mounted for the security of civilians.
Japan to press Obama to get strict on crime from U.S. bases
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan will ask U.S. President Barack Obama to take strict measures to prevent crime by people from U.S. military bases after the arrest last week of a U.S. worker in connection with the murder of a Japanese woman.
No sign of EgyptAir plane technical problems before takeoff: sources
CAIRO/PARIS (Reuters) – The EgyptAir jet that disappeared last week did not show technical problems before taking off from Paris, sources within the Egyptian investigation committee said late on Tuesday.
Estonian PM doesn’t rule out taking refugees direct from Turkey
GRANSEE, Germany (Reuters) – Estonian Prime Minister Taavi Roivas said on Tuesday he would not exclude the possibility of his country taking in refugees directly from Turkey or other countries.
Pakistan can’t confirm Taliban leader is dead, criticizes U.S. drone strike
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s interior minister said on Tuesday he could not confirm that Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour had been killed in a U.S. drone strike, and described Washington’s justification for the attack as “against interna…
U.S.-backed Syrian alliance launches new attack near Islamic State capital
AMMAN (Reuters) – A U.S.-backed alliance of Syrian militias launched a new offensive against Islamic State fighters near their de facto capital of Raqqa city on Tuesday, a monitoring group and an official said.
Thousands of migrants saved in 23 rescue operations off Libya
ROME (Reuters) – Some 3,000 migrants were saved off the Libyan coast on Tuesday in 23 separate rescue missions, the Italian coastguard said in a statement.
