Both China and Taiwan have South China Sea obligations, says Beijing
BEIJING (Reuters) – Both China and Taiwan have an obligation to assert claims to the South China Sea, China’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, in a sign of rare political agreement between the old foes on either side of the Taiwan Strait.
A year after Gaza war, no rebuilding and an uneasy future for all
BEIT HANOUN, Gaza (Reuters) – Ali Wahdan, a maths teacher from Gaza, lost his wife, 11 members of his family and a leg to Israeli bombardment of the town of Beit Hanoun, in the north of the Gaza Strip, during last year’s war between Israel and Hamas.
South Sudan rebel warns president of more fighting if he stays on
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan’s rebel leader warned on Wednesday of renewed fighting, saying President Salva Kiir’s new three-year mandate was illegal and the people had the right to “rise up and overthrow his regime” if he stayed on.
Suspected U.S. drone kills Islamic State figure in Syria: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A drone strike as part of a U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State militants killed a senior figure from the hardline group in its Syrian stronghold Raqqa city, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said on Wednes…
Clouds gathering, many in Brazil contemplate a Rousseff exit
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The predecessor and mentor to Brazil’s president says she is running on empty.
Malaysian law firm representing prime minister might sue WSJ
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police raided the office of troubled state investment fund 1MDB on Wednesday, following a report that claimed investigators looking into the firm found nearly $700 million had been transferred to Prime Minister Najib …
Rwanda court hears case to block third presidential term
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s main opposition party opened a case in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to prevent constitutional change that would allow President Paul Kagame to run for a third term seven-year in office.
Afghan woman nominee to Supreme Court rejected amid fears of rollback of rights
KABUL (Reuters) – The first woman to be nominated to Afghanistan’s Supreme Court was rejected by parliament on Wednesday, in a further sign of the political crisis engulfing the government.
North Korea threatens South for holding fishermen
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea said on Wednesday it would respond firmly if South Korea continued to hold five people who had drifted south in a fishing boat, including three believed to be seeking asylum.
DNA queried as Myanmar men go on trial for murder of UK tourists
KOH SAMUI, Thailand (Reuters) – Two Myanmar men accused of murdering two British holidaymakers in Thailand went on trial on Wednesday in a case that caused outrage in Britain and raised questions about the competence of the Thai police and the treatmen…
