Kerry says U.S. wants to renew ties with Sri Lanka
COLOMBO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday the United States wanted to renew ties with Sri Lanka and announced the start of an annual bilateral dialogue after years of tensions with the island nation’s former government.
Britain awaits royal birth as duchess Kate goes into labor
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain was awaiting the arrival of the newest member of its royal family on Saturday as Kate, the wife of Prince William, was admitted to hospital in the early stages of labor.
Burundi protesters call for a two-day pause in demonstrations
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundi protest organizers on Saturday called for a two-day halt to demonstrations against President Pierre Nkurunziza’s move to seek a third term, which they says violates the constitution and endangers the peace deal that ended …
Malaysia arrests 30 at mass protest against new tax – Bernama
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police arrested 30 protesters at a rally of more than 10,000 people in Kuala Lumpur, demonstrating against a new tax, city police chief Tajudin Md Isa said, state-run Bernama news agency reported a day after the prote…
Flash floods kill five as torrential rains hit Australia’s east coast
PERTH (Reuters) – Flash floods killed five people in south-east Queensland when their cars were swept away following a rain storm on Australia’s east coast, police said on Saturday.
Rocket attack kills three at Benghazi medical center in Libya
BENGHAZI (Reuters) – A rocket hit a medical center in Libya’s eastern Benghazi on Friday, killing three people, medics said.
Russian U.N. envoy: West, Arab states pay ‘lip service’ on Yemen aid
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia criticized Western and Arab members of the U.N. Security Council on Friday for paying “lip service” to humanitarian needs in Yemen after the council was unable to agree on a Russian-drafted statement calling for pauses…
Britain’s Labour has one-point lead over Conservatives: YouGov
(Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party has taken a 1 percentage point lead over Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives, according to a YouGov opinion poll published on Friday, though still within the poll’s margin of error.
Monitor says strike by U.S-led forces kills 17 civilians in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An air strike by U.S.-led forces on the northern Syrian province of Aleppo on Friday killed at least 17 civilians including two children, and wounded dozens more, a group monitoring the Syrian conflict said.
Thousands still missing after Nepal quake
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Thousands of people were still missing in Nepal on Friday as food and help began to trickle through to those stranded in remote areas after last week’s earthquake which killed 6,250.
