China to look at free trade, rail deal with Nepal
BEIJING (Reuters) – China agreed on Monday to consider building a railway into Nepal and to start a feasibility study for a free trade agreement with the impoverished, landlocked country, which has been trying to lessen its dependence on its big neighb…
Obama in Cuba on historic visit
HAVANA (Reuters) – President Barack Obama arrived to small but cheering crowds on Sunday at the start of a historic visit to Cuba that opened a new chapter in U.S. engagement with the island’s Communist government after decades of hostility between the…
Australian PM takes bold gamble, sets in motion July 2 poll
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull set the stage for early elections on July 2, despite signs his personal popularity is sagging, by recalling parliament in the boldest gamble of his short leadership.
Haiti lawmakers reject prime minister’s plan, deepening election uncertainty
(Reuters) – Haiti’s lower chamber of parliament on Sunday rejected a program submitted by Prime Minister Fritz Jean, lawmakers said, throwing up a new hurdle as the politically volatile country struggles to meet deadlines to transfer power from an inte…
France’s Le Pen criticizes Canadian immigration, refugee policy
TORONTO (Reuters) – French right-wing politician Marine Le Pen, who is touring the Canadian province of Quebec, said on Sunday the country’s immigration policy was on the “wrong path,” at an event where one of her bodyguards reportedly struck a protest…
Turkey says Istanbul suicide bomber was member of Islamic State
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish member of the Islamic State militant group was responsible for Saturday’s suicide bombing in Istanbul that killed three Israelis and an Iranian, Turkey’s interior minister said.
Syria peace talks grind toward pivotal Assad question
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syrian government negotiators at Geneva peace talks are coming under unaccustomed pressure to discuss something far outside their comfort zone: the fate of President Bashar al-Assad. And they are doing their best to avoid it.
Brazil’s Rousseff lacks Senate votes to defeat impeachment: senator
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s ruling coalition lacks the votes in the Senate to defeat a request to remove left-leaning President Dilma Rousseff from office if it is approved by the lower house, a senior senator in the coalition’s largest par…
Colombia’s ELN rebels free soldier hostage
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s second-largest rebel group has freed a soldier hostage held for more than six weeks, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Sunday, meeting a government condition for the start of peace talks.
Britain’s Prince Harry meets survivors of Nepal earthquake
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry, on a four-day tour of Nepal, visited centuries-old heritage sites on Sunday devastated by earthquakes last year and met some survivors, many of whom are still living in makeshift shelters.
