Thailand reports second MERS case as virus detected in Omani man
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand has confirmed its second case of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus on Sunday, the country’s health minister said.
Wife of missing Hong Kong bookseller says reunited with husband in China
HONG KONG (Reuters) – The wife of one of five missing Hong Kong booksellers said she met with her husband in China, according to a statement released by the Hong Kong police on Sunday amid growing diplomatic pressure on Chinese authorities to clarify t…
Haiti protesters stoke political crisis while powers seek consensus
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Stone-throwing protesters stoked Haiti’s political crisis on Saturday, a day after they forced the Caribbean nation to call off a presidential election and despite calls for consensus from global powers.
Tourist boat sinks off Nicaraguan island killing 13 Costa Ricans
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Thirteen people died on Saturday after a small tourist boat sank amid strong winds off a remote island in the Caribbean sea, Nicaraguan government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo said.
Tokyo, Okinawa at odds as U.S. airbase city votes for mayor
TOKYO (Reuters) – Voting began on Sunday for a mayoral election in the Okinawan city that is home to a U.S. airbase whose planned move has set Tokyo and Okinawa at odds, with the central government giving strong backing to the incumbent.
Kerry confident Syria talks can proceed
RIYADH (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday he was confident Syria peace talks would proceed, after he held talks with Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in Saudi Arabia.
White House raises concerns about harm to civilians in Yemen
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House on Saturday said it was deeply concerned about reports of harm to civilians amid escalating violence in Yemen, and called on all sides involved in the conflict to resume peace talks.
Palestinian girl, 13, shot dead after trying to stab Israeli guard – police
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – A 13-year-old Palestinian girl was shot dead on Saturday by an Israeli security guard she tried to stab at a settlement in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Israeli police said.
U.S. says prepared for military solution against Islamic State in Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the United States and Turkey were prepared for a military solution against Islamic State in Syria should the Syrian government and rebels fail to reach a political settlement.
Stuck in ‘halfway place,’ remote Canadian community reels from shooting
VANCOUVER/WINNIPEG (Reuters) – The remote, northern Canadian community where a shooter killed four people and injured seven on Friday has long struggled under the weight of poverty, high suicide rates and disadvantages that most of the country can hard…
