Suu Kyi’s surprise attendance seen as boost for Myanmar peace talks
YANGON (Reuters) – Aung San Suu Kyi’s last-minute decision to join Myanmar peace talks she had previously criticized took some attendees by surprise, and could boost the chances of progress with rebel groups who have so far resisted joining the process…
White House says seeks return of Navy personnel in Iranian custody
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Tuesday that it was aware of the situation in which two Navy boats were held in Iranian custody and is working to get U.S. personnel returned.
Canada resettles 10,000 Syrian refugees, few problems so far
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada prepared on Tuesday to welcome its 10,000th Syrian refugee since November, and resettlement workers said the heavy influx has gone smoothly despite a shortage of housing in Toronto and a pepper-spray incident in Vancouver.
In Taiwan’s south, calls for independence from China entrenched as poll looms
TAINAN, Taiwan (Reuters) – In a gritty suburb of Tainan in southern Taiwan, a city known for its fierce anti-China sentiment, Huang Hsien-ching was stacking election flyers and inspecting campaign trucks rigged up with megaphones before Saturday’s isla…
Senate to consider legislation on North Korea sanctions, Iran: McConnell
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate will soon consider a bill to impose sanctions on North Korea following its test of a nuclear device, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday.
Philippine court allows military deal with U.S. as sides meet in Washington
MANILA/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Philippines Supreme Court on Tuesday declared constitutional a security deal with the United States allowing an increased U.S. military presence in the former U.S. colony as tension rises in the South China Sea.
North Korea faked missile test footage: U.S. experts
SEOUL (Reuters) – Footage released last week by North Korea purporting to show the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) appears to be fake, according to studies by U.S. experts.
Head of Marseille Jews urges them not to wear kippa after attack
PARIS (Reuters) – Jews in Marseille should avoid wearing the kippa in the streets, the head of the Jewish community in the southern French city said on Tuesday, a day after a teenager attacked and slightly injured a teacher there who wore the tradition…
Spanish parliament poised to pick Socialist as speaker
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish political parties are poised to name a Socialist lawmaker as parliamentary speaker on Wednesday, in the first pact between rival forces struggling to form a government after an election last month.
Syria pro-government forces seize rebel-held town in Latakia province
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian pro-government troops retook a front-line town in Latakia province from insurgents on Tuesday, a monitoring group and state media said, in a push by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces to recover lost territory in the west.
