Thai students detained in Pakistan have no Islamic State links: government
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Five Thai students detained in Pakistan for trying to board a plane with a pistol and ammunition have no links to the Islamic State militant group or any criminal organization, a Thai government spokesman said on Friday.
Taliban attack police post in Afghanistan killing 17
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Dozens of Taliban insurgents attacked a police post in Afghanistan’s southern Helmand province, killing at least 17 policemen, police said on Saturday.
Pollution trial offers rare glimpse into a Chinese courtroom
HENGDONG, China (Reuters) – Unless they have been accused of a crime, few foreigners ever see the inside of a courtroom in China.
North Korea restricts access to uncensored mobile Internet
SEOUL (Reuters) – Foreigners in North Korea no longer have access to the country’s 3G network, the country’s mobile phone provider said in a message sent to its subscribers in the country.
Exclusive: U.S.-Cuba deal expected in early July to restore ties, reopen embassies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Obama administration is expected to announce an agreement with Cuba in early July to reopen embassies and restore diplomatic relations severed more than five decades ago, U.S. sources familiar with the matter said on Friday.
Attack by Colombian FARC rebels kills two police officers, civilian
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Marxist rebels killed two Colombian police officers and a civilian in the country’s southwest, the government said on Friday, as the guerrillas continue to increase attacks against infrastructure and the armed forces.
Two Russians found dismembered in Mexican border city
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The dismembered bodies of a Russian woman and her daughter were found in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, the attorney general’s office of Baja California state said on Friday, and an official said another daughter had confes…
U.S. says China investment treaty would be important step
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and China exchanged initial offers on exceptions to an investment treaty, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Trade Representative said on Friday.
Iraq’s speaker secures aid in visit to White House, Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The speaker of Iraq’s parliament, Saleem al-Jabouri, met with President Barack Obama and other top officials in Washington on Friday, securing an additional $9 million in U.S. humanitarian aid for Iraq, the White House said.
Obama adviser Rice stresses need to narrow disagreements with China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s top national security adviser met a top Chinese general on Friday and stressed the need to narrow disagreements on maritime and cyber security issues and to strengthen risk-reduction measures, the White H…
