Obama visits Paris attack site, pays tribute to victims
PARIS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama laid a single rose at a memorial for the victims of the Paris attacks on Monday shortly after arriving in the city, visiting the Bataclan, the concert hall where the deadliest attacks took place during the onslaught some two weeks ago.
Japan PM’s support rebounds after difficult debate over security laws
TOKYO (Reuters) – Public support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has rebounded from lows touched after the passage of controversial security laws that will allow the military to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two, media survey…
Taiwan, China swap jailed spies after leaders’ historic meet
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan has swapped jailed spies with political foe China in an unprecedented goodwill gesture following this month’s historic meeting between the leaders of the two sides, the island’s government said on Monday.
At least six dead in Guatemala prison riot
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – At least six people died in an overcrowded Guatemala prison on Sunday as prisoners, some armed with AK-47 assault rifles, rioted.
Pope to end Africa trip with mosque visit in besieged enclave
BANGUI (Reuters) – Pope Francis, ending a three-nation African tour, on Monday visits a mosque in a besieged Muslim enclave in Central African Republic’s capital in an effort to bridge the religious divide in a nation racked by three years of violence….
Burkina Faso votes to choose first new leader in decades
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso voted on Sunday in an election to choose the country’s first new president in decades, a year after longtime leader Blaise Compaore was toppled in a popular uprising in which demonstrators faced down the security fo…
Indonesia ferry hits trouble on way to Singapore, 97 rescued
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Almost 100 people were rescued when a ferry sailing toward Singapore from the Indonesian island of Batam hit a floating object and reportedly started to sink, authorities in the city-state said.
Obama visits Paris attack site, pays tribute to victims
PARIS (Reuters) – President Barack Obama paid tribute to the victims of the Paris attacks on Monday shortly after arriving in the city, visiting the Bataclan, the concert hall where the deadliest attacks took place during the onslaught.
Mexico tests charred remains as authorities seek missing Aussies
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities will run DNA tests on two charred bodies found earlier this week in a camper van, in a state infamous for narcotics gangs and about 100 miles from where two missing Australian surfers were last spotted.
Negotiators grab head start on monumental climate challenge
PARIS (Reuters) – Senior negotiators from almost 200 nations on Sunday began thrashing out a new global deal to curb climate change as the president of China, the world’s biggest polluter, landed in Paris.
