Typhoon makes landfall in eastern China; two dead in Taiwan
BEIJING (Reuters) – China ordered tens of thousands of boats back to shore and closed tourist attractions as a typhoon made landfall in the eastern province of Fujian early on Tuesday after leaving two dead and hundreds injured in Taiwan.
Pakistan hangs man who had said he was 15 at time of crime he didn’t commit
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan on Tuesday hanged a man who said he was 15 when he was arrested for a murder he did not commit in the latest case to shine a spotlight on Pakistan’s haphazard justice system.
Five children hurt in bomb blast in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Five children were injured on Monday when a bomb tore through a street in the Turkish city of Diyarbakir, where deadly clashes have followed the collapse of a ceasefire by Kurdish militants.
China’s Xi says to prioritize energy cooperation with Iran
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will prioritize its energy and financial cooperation with Iran, as the recent nuclear deal means there is now even more opportunity to work together, Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani.
Britain to host China’s Xi on first state visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to Britain next month, the British government said on Tuesday, 10 years after the last such visit by a Chinese president.
Accused businessman in Guatemala customs scam incriminates Perez
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan businessman accused of participating in a customs fraud that brought down the country’s president told a court on Monday that half the bribes in the scam were paid to the former leader and his ex vice president.
At least one killed in protests at MMG’s Las Bambas project in Peru
LIMA (Reuters) – At least one person was killed and 13 wounded in clashes between police and protesters demanding that MMG Ltd revise part of its $7.4 billion Las Bambas copper project and hire more locals, authorities said on Monday.
At U.N., Castro says U.S. must end embargo to have normal Cuba ties
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States can normalize ties only after Washington ends its trade embargo and returns the Guantanamo U.S. naval base to Cuban control, President Raul Castro told the United Nations General Assembly on Monday….
Countries pledge 40,000 U.N. peacekeepers at U.N. summit
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama announced on Monday more than 50 countries have pledged some 40,000 peacekeepers for possible deployment on United Nations missions, as well as helicopters, medical units and training and equipment…
Central African Republic leader leaves U.N. early due to violence in Bangui
BANGUI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Central African Republic’s interim president, Catherine Samba-Panza, left the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Monday to return home due to the worst violence in the capital of her country this year, two …
