China to hold live-fire drills in Taiwan Strait
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese military will hold three days of live-fire drills in the sensitive Taiwan Strait starting from Friday, the government said in a notice issued to warn shipping away from the area.
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U.S. ‘interference’ toppled me, ex-Guatemalan leader Perez says
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Former Guatemalan President Otto Perez accused the United States on Wednesday of helping to topple him by interfering in the Central American country and endorsing a United Nations-backed anti-corruption commission.
China says senior official visited Interpol to push graft fight
BEIJING (Reuters) – A deputy head of the Chinese Communist Party’s graft watchdog visited Interpol as part of a trip to France to push for greater international cooperation in China’s fight against corruption, state media said on Thursday.
Turkish election ‘becoming impossible’ because of unrest: pro-Kurdish party
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Rising violence in southeast Turkey following the collapse of a ceasefire between the government and Kurdish insurgents will make it difficult to hold an election due on Nov. 1, the head of the pro-Kurdish parliamentary o…
Turkish election ‘becoming impossible’ because of unrest: pro-Kurdish party
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Rising violence in southeast Turkey following the collapse of a ceasefire between the government and Kurdish insurgents will make it difficult to hold an election due on Nov. 1, the head of the pro-Kurdish parliamentary o…
Vatican undecided if will fly its flag next to Palestine’s at U.N.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The Vatican’s chief delegate to the United Nations on Wednesday said it was unclear whether the Holy See would choose to fly its flag alongside the Palestinians’ at U.N. headquarters if a Palestinian draft resolution is approved th…
Juncker appeals to Europe on refugees, as more move on
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Union chief executive Jean-Claude Juncker appealed to European countries on Wednesday to share out a wave of refugees crowding in on their frontiers, but at the same time promised tougher border controls to keep unwanted…
Confident China moves to challenge U.S. in Beijing’s backyard
BEIJING (Reuters) – It is the near future, and China prepares to strike back after being attacked, loosing off ballistic missiles to take out an aircraft carrier and destroying an airfield as a fighter jet takes off.
Trinidad’s new prime minister, Keith Rowley, sworn in
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) – Keith Rowley was sworn into office as prime minister of Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday following his party’s victory in Monday’s general elections.
