Obama, Southeast Asia leaders eye China and trade at California summit
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will press leaders from Southeast Asia to boost trade and back common goals for the South China Sea during a summit starting on Monday that the White House hopes will solidify U.S. influence in t…
Senator McCain says could subpoena U.S. sailors held by Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Republican Senator John McCain said on Sunday he would subpoena 10 U.S. sailors to testify about their brief detention by Iran if the Obama administration does not provide the findings of an investigation into the incident by March 1.
‘We’re back’: Aristide allies toast Haiti’s interim president at palace
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – A senator who served as interior minister under former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide was sworn in as Haiti’s interim president on Sunday, a development met with elation by allies of the leftist leader who days ago were lea…
Australian PM Turnbull losing shine ahead of elections
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s honeymoon period may be ending, with economists and political analysts blaming a lack of new policies for a drop in poll numbers that has reignited speculation of an early election.
Global aviation had fewer fatal accidents in ‘extraordinarily safe’ 2015: IATA
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The number of air accidents and resulting fatalities dropped in 2015 from the previous year, and was well below the five-year average, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Monday, making 2015 “an extraordinar…
As Indonesia hunts down Islamic State, homegrown jihadis regroup
JAKARTA (Reuters) – As Indonesian counter-terrorism forces hunt down supporters of Islamic State following last month’s gun and suicide bomb attack in Jakarta, a quiet resurgence is unfolding of a homegrown radical network with a far deadlier track rec…
Beijing’s top official in Hong Kong calls rioters ‘radical separatists’
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Beijing’s top representative in Hong Kong has blamed radical separatists for riots that erupted in the Chinese-ruled city almost a week ago, the worst violence since pro-democracy protests paralyzed parts of the Asian financial ce…
Libya’s presidential council announces revised unity government
SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) – Libya’s Presidential Council named a revised lineup late on Sunday for a unity government under a United Nations-backed plan aimed at ending the conflict in the North African state.
Ex-general who led Myanmar from dictatorship leaves mixed legacy
BANGKOK/YANGON (Reuters) – When U.S. President Barack Obama hosts a meeting of Southeast Asian leaders in California this week, his Myanmar counterpart Thein Sein will be notably absent.
Israel says its forces shot dead five Palestinian assailants
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police officers fatally shot two Palestinians who opened fire at them outside Jerusalem’s walled Old City on Sunday, police said, on a day when officials said three other Palestinian assailants were killed in two other inc…
