Kerry, China leaders to meet in Beijing, May 16-17
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry will meet senior Chinese leaders in Beijing this weekend at a time of heightened concerns in Asia and Washington over China’s pursuit of maritime claims and shared worries about North Korea.
Moroccan F-16 jet from Saudi-led coalition in Yemen crashes
CAIRO/ADEN (Reuters) – A Moroccan F-16 warplane has crashed while on a mission with Saudi Arabia-led forces in Yemen, a Saudi military spokesman said on Monday, and Yemen’s dominant Houthi militia said tribesmen shot down the aircraft.
Fleeing Burundians flock to western Tanzania, camps overwhelmed
KIGOMA, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When heavily pregnant Hadija Mchume saw everyone in her Burundian village packing up to flee political violence, she knew she had to join them.
France’s Jean-Marie Le Pen to create new political group
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front founder Jean-Marie Le Pen, whose party membership has been suspended by his own daughter, said on Monday he plans to set up his own political group.
West questions Macedonian government’s commitment to democracy
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Western powers on Monday questioned the Macedonian government’s commitment to democracy and European values over its failure to address allegations of abuse of power, piling pressure on leader Nikola Gruevski following a weekend of b…
Chile’s finance minister out in sweeping Cabinet reshuffle
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Economist Rodrigo Valdes was named as Chile’s finance minister on Monday by President Michelle Bachelet, in a sweeping cabinet reshuffle in which four of her closest ministers were sacked or shifted into other roles.
Italian PM Renzi’s party wins northern local ballots
ROME (Reuters) – Center-left parties won local ballots in the small Italian regions of Val d’Aosta and Trentino-Alto Adige, results showed on Monday, offering encouragement to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi ahead of bigger regional elections at the end of…
Once untouchable, Egypt’s Sisi faces media attacks
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian newspapers are publishing what would have been unthinkable when then-army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi removed the Muslim Brotherhood from power in 2013: suggestions that he is fallible.
Cameron can count on friends in Brussels as he seeks EU reform
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – David Cameron is not the best liked European leader in Brussels, yet as he seeks changes in the EU to persuade Britons they should stay in, he will not lack offers of friendship
Migrant baby born at sea has better future in Europe, mother says
RAGUSA, Italy (Reuters) – The mother who gave birth on a warship after the Italian navy rescued her from a migrant boat told Reuters on Monday her new daughter would have a better life in Europe, explaining why she risked the dangerous voyage.
