Chinese Uighur suspects deny Bangkok bomb charges in court
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two Chinese ethnic Uighur men on Tuesday appeared at a Thai military court and denied all charges against them for involvement in a bombing that killed 20 people in Bangkok last year.
Streets of Congo capital quiet at start of general strike
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The streets of the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo were quieter than usual on Tuesday at the start of a one-day general strike aimed at putting pressure on President Joseph Kabila to quit power when his mandate ends in Dece…
White House says expects China will support new sanctions on North Korea
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s top national security adviser Susan Rice said on Monday that she expects China will support new international sanctions on North Korea for its recent rocket launches.
Obama to visit Vietnam in May: White House
RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama will visit Vietnam in May during a trip to Asia, a White House official said on Monday.
Volatility spurring deeper cooperation with Japan – Australia foreign minister
TOKYO (Reuters) – Recent economic and political volatility in Asia and the rest of the world are spurring closer strategic cooperation between Tokyo and Canberra, Australia’s Foreign Minister said on Tuesday.
Pope courts indigenous Mexicans as Catholic fervor fades
SAN CRISTOBAL DE LAS CASAS, Mexico (Reuters) – Pope Francis embraced the people of Mexico’s poor indigenous south on Monday, denouncing their “systemic” exclusion from society and encouraging the use of native languages in Catholic worship in a bid to …
Around 50 dead as missiles hit medical centers and schools in Syrian towns
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – About 50 civilians were killed when missiles hit five medical centers and two schools in rebel-held Syrian towns on Monday, the United Nations and residents said.
Hollande tells Cameron still work to be done on EU deal
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande reckons there is work still to be done to secure a deal at a European Union summit this week to help keep Britain in the EU, a presidency source said after a visit by British Prime Minister Da…
Germany expects 500,000 refugees this year: newspaper
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government expects 500,000 refugees to come to Germany this year, German newspaper Rheinische Post cited sources from the Federal Labor Office as saying.
EU’s Mogherini says no Cold War with Russia as Syria truce agreed
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s senior diplomat said on Monday there was no Cold War climate between Moscow and the West as they agreed to a pause in the fighting in Syria, although Russia’s prime minister said tension was growing.
