China carries out war games in South China Sea this week
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military carried out war games in the disputed South China Sea this week, with warships, submarines and fighter jets simulating cruise missile strikes on ships, the official People’s Liberation Army Daily said on Friday.
Panel blasts U.N. over handling of Central Africa peacekeeper abuse
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations and its agencies grossly mishandled allegations of child sexual abuse by international peacekeepers in the Central African Republic, an independent review panel said in a report released on Thursday.
After half a century, U.S. and Cuba to resume scheduled flights
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States and Cuba have agreed to restore scheduled commercial airline service for the first time in more than five decades in a deal allowing 110 round-trip flights a day between the former Cold War foes.
Violence, fear in northern Mali deprive children of education
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Insecurity in northern Mali has forced teachers to flee and schools to remain closed, leaving hundreds of thousands of children out of education three months into the academic year, the United Nations said on Friday…
Canada, church say they hope North Korea will release pastor soon
TORONTO (Reuters) – The Canadian government and one of the country’s largest churches said on Thursday they hope the sentencing of a pastor to a life of hard labor in North Korea will at least bring new avenues of consular access after months without c…
From Russia with love: Putin, Trump sing each other’s praises
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump praised each other on Thursday, saying they would welcome an improvement in the now-icy relations between their two nations.
U.S. says considering response to Iran ballistic missile test
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is considering how to respond to an Iranian ballistic missile launch that violated U.N. Security Council resolutions, senior U.S. officials said on Thursday, as senators pressed for a strong reaction.
Brazil court rulings help Rousseff fend off impeachment
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court handed embattled President Dilma Rousseff two victories on Thursday in rulings that improve her chances of blocking an impeachment bid by opponents seeking to oust the unpopular leftist leader.
Niger government foils coup attempt, president says on TV
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Niger’s government has foiled an attempted coup and arrested people who planned to use aerial firepower to seize control, President Mahamadou Issoufou said on national television on Thursday.
U.N. Security Council puts sanctions focus on Islamic State
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council warned on Thursday that some countries are failing to implement long-standing sanctions against Islamic State, as an unprecedented meeting of finance ministers put the global focus on cutting off the…
