Declaring ‘new beginning,’ EU and Turkey seal migrant deal
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey promised to help stem the flow of migrants to Europe in return for cash, visas and renewed talks on joining the EU in a deal struck on Sunday that the Turkish prime minister called a “new beginning” for the uneasy neighbors….
Kazakhstan urges Russia, Turkey to probe jet downing, restore ties
ALMATY (Reuters) – Russia’s close ally Kazakhstan on Monday urged Moscow and Istanbul to create a bilateral commission to jointly investigate the downing of the Russian bomber jet by Turkey which has strained relations between the two countries.
Aung San Suu Kyi to meet president, military chief on Wednesday
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi will meet President Thein Sein and military chief Min Aung Hlaing on Wednesday, their first meeting since she won an historic election earlier this month, a senior government official told R…
China gives 14 officials jail terms over 2013 oil pipeline blast
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has sentenced 14 former officials at state energy firm Sinopec and the local government to jail for up to five years for their role in a massive oil pipeline explosion in 2013, the official Xinhua news agency said on Monday.
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…
