China’s Xi to attend Asia-Pacific summit amid sea disputes
BEIJING/MANILA (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend a summit of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group next week, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, amid tensions between China and the Philippines over the disputed South C…
Obama, Netanyahu set for first talks since Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet on Monday for the first time since the Israeli leader lost his battle against the Iran nuclear deal, with Washington seeking his re-commitment to a two-state …
UK PM Cameron wants EU referendum in June 2016: The Times
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron favors holding a referendum on Britain’s European Union membership in June next year if leaders of other member states agree to the bulk of his reform plans at a December summit, The Times newspaper repor…
Exclusive: Investigators ’90 percent sure’ bomb downed Russian plane
CAIRO (Reuters) – Investigators of the Russian plane crash in Egypt are “90 percent sure” the noise heard in the final second of a cockpit recording was an explosion caused by a bomb, a member of the investigation team told Reuters on Sunday.
Israeli officers shoot dead knife-wielding Palestinian woman: Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli security officers shot dead a Palestinian woman who tried to stab them on Monday, officials said, the latest episode in an outbreak of violence that Israel’s prime minister will discuss in talks in the White House.
Taiwan opposition leader remains election frontrunner after Xi-Ma summit: polls
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s opposition presidential candidate retains a big lead ahead of upcoming elections, according to two opinion polls released on Monday, despite a historic summit between President Ma Ying-jeou and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Philippine court expected to decide U.S. security deal is constitutional: source
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippine Supreme Court is expected to decide that a new U.S.-Philippine security agreement is constitutional and will announce its ruling before President Barack Obama visits Manila next week for an Asia-Pacific summit, a sourc…
Roadside bomb kills 16 Yemeni soldiers in Marib city: military sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military sources told Reuters late on Sunday.
Australia’s Christmas Island ‘in meltdown’ says opposition
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian opposition politicians on Monday demanded that the government disclose the extent of destruction caused by ongoing riots at a controversial immigration detention centre following the death of an asylum seeker.
Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst
MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) – Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away…
