Despite agreements, risks linger of U.S.-China naval mishaps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – In 2013, a U.S. guided-missile ship veered sharply to avoid a Chinese navy vessel that tried to block its path in the disputed South China Sea, according to the U.S. account. The next year, the United States said a Chinese fighte…
China to allow all couples two children to counter aging population
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will ease family planning restrictions to allow all couples to have two children after decades of a strict one-child policy, the ruling Communist Party said on Thursday, a move aimed at alleviating demographic strains on the e…
Mexico’s full switch to oral trials unlikely in 2016-U.S. official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico will struggle to meet its deadline next year to have a new system of oral trials operating nationwide, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, said on Thursday.
In defeat for Beijing, Hague court to hear South China Sea dispute
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – In a legal setback for Beijing, an arbitration court in the Netherlands ruled on Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear some territorial claims the Philippines has filed against China over disputed areas in the South China Sea….
North Korea digging tunnel at nuclear test site, possibly for future test: report
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is digging a new tunnel at its nuclear test site with an eye to conducting more tests of atomic devices in the future, a South Korean news report said on Friday, two days before the leaders of the South, Japan and China me…
Korea’s Park says ‘comfort women’ central to Japan summit: report
TOKYO (Reuters) – South Korean President Park Geun-hye said the emotional issue of “comfort women”, who were forced into prostitution at Japanese wartime brothels, would be central at this weekend’s bilateral summit and key to stable ties with Japan.
U.S., Chinese navies agree to maintain dialogue to avoid clashes
BEIJING/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. and Chinese navies held high-level talks on Thursday after a U.S. warship challenged China’s territorial assertions in the South China Sea, and a U.S. official said they agreed to maintain dialogue and follow pro…
Argentina’s Fernandez rallies voters for Nov. 22 run-off election
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s outgoing leader Cristina Fernandez gave an emotional campaign speech on Thursday in her first public address since a surprisingly weak performance by her party’s candidate in the first-round presidential election on…
Apologetic Venezuelan prosecutor says country’s justice system ruled by fear
MIAMI (Reuters) – A Venezuelan state prosecutor who helped put prominent opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez behind bars said he apologized to the jailed man’s parents by phone this week after fleeing the country to avoid pressing the government’s trumped…
Rockets land near Baghdad airport, no initial reports of casualties
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Around 15 rockets landed on Thursday near a camp next to Baghdad International Airport holding members of an exiled Iranian opposition group, an Iraqi military spokesman said.
