Australian police thwart imminent bomb attack, teen charged
PERTH (Reuters) – Australian police said on Saturday they had thwarted an imminent terror attack after discovering explosives at a Melbourne home and arresting a 17-year-old boy, in the latest example of the threat posed by radicalized teenagers in the…
Pakistan helicopter crash kills Norwegian, Philippine ambassadors
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistan military helicopter carrying diplomats to inspect a tourism project crashed on Friday killing seven people, including the ambassadors of Norway and the Philippines and the wives of the Malaysian and Indonesian ambassado…
Thailand questions 117 migrants as it races to meet crackdown deadline
RATTAPHUM, Thailand (Reuters) – Thai authorities on Saturday questioned more than 100 migrants discovered in the country’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking, as Thailand races to meet a deadline to uncover people smuggli…
China must guard against Japan’s denial of history: army paper
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military warned on Saturday of the need for a high degree of vigilance against attempts in Japan to deny its history of aggression, ahead of President Xi Jinping’s attendance at World War Two commemorations in Moscow.
Guatemala vice president resigns amid customs corruption scandal
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s vice president resigned on Friday to face an investigation over her alleged involvement in a customs corruption racket, amid a scandal that has hurt the ruling party ahead of elections.
U.S., Gulf allies seek agreement on new security measures: Kerry
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States and its Gulf allies will try to agree on new security measures at a summit in Washington next week to guard against destabilizing actions by Iran in the region, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
Guatemala vice president resigns amid customs corruption scandal
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan Vice President Roxana Baldetti is resigning her position in order to face investigation over her alleged involvement in a customs corruption racket purportedly led by her personal secretary, the country’s president…
Georgia government survives confidence vote, appoints first female defense minister
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s government won a confidence vote in parliament on Friday, called after Prime Minister Irakly Garibashvili was forced to reshuffle his cabinet following a series of resignations over the past year.
U.S. urges probe of U.N. handling of Central Africa abuse charges
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States on Friday described as horrifying accusations of sexual abuse of children by French and African troops in Central African Republic, and called for a separate inquiry into how the United Nations handled the a…
Cameron savors shock triumph in British election
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron swept to a stunning election victory on Friday, confounding forecasts that the vote would be the closest in decades and winning a clear majority that left his Labour opponents in tatters.
