Big deals expected when Chinese premier visits South America
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will visit South America next week on a four-nation tour, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday, a part of the world where China has deep business ties but traditionally only limited political influence.
Exit poll gap between Polish president and challenger narrows
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski was surprisingly pushed into second place by a conservative challenger in Sunday’s presidential election, although the latest exit poll results show the gap narrowing ahead of official results ex…
Exit poll gap between Polish president and challenger narrows
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski was surprisingly pushed into second place by a conservative challenger in Sunday’s presidential election, although the latest exit poll results show the gap narrowing ahead of official results ex…
UK’s Cameron better placed to get EU deal: former EC head Barroso
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron is in a stronger position to reshape Britain’s ties with the EU after being re-elected and the bloc will give him some of what he wants, former European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso said on Mo…
Heavy bombing on Yemen border area by Saudi forces and Houthis
CAIRO (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthi militia and Saudi forces traded heavy artillery and rocket fire in border areas on Monday, residents said, a day before a five-day humanitarian truce was due to take effect.
Indian court acquits southern politician Jayalalithaa in graft case
Chennai (Reuters) – An Indian court on Monday overturned the graft conviction of powerful politician and former movie star Jayalalithaa Jayaram, setting the stage for her return to power in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.
Sweden’s Supreme Court upholds Assange detention order
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s Supreme Court said on Monday it rejected an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to revoke a detention order over allegations of sexual assault.
Japan ruling bloc signs off on security legislation, public split
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese ruling party officials signed off on Monday on bills to implement a drastic change in security policy that would expand the role of the nation’s military in the U.S.-Japan alliance and allow it to fight abroad for the first t…
Putin says Ukraine peace ‘moving forward’ despite problems
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday that the peace process in eastern Ukraine was progressing despite difficulties.
Malaysia detains 1,018 Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia detained 1,018 Bangladeshi and Rohingya refugees after they arrived in three boats on Monday, police said, a day after Indonesian authorities rescued 600 stranded off the coast of Aceh.
