China’s Xi congratulates new chairman of Taiwan’s ruling party
TAIPEI/SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Saturday welcomed the election of Eric Chu as chairman of Taiwan’s ruling Kuomintang party, the Xinhua news agency reported, which quoted Xi saying he hoped Taiwan-China relations would contin…
ICC opens examination of Israeli-Palestinian conflict
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court has launched an inquiry into possible war crimes in the Palestinian territories, opening a path to possible charges against Israelis or Palestinians.
Chadian peacekeeper killed in attack on U.N. base in northern Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants attacked a U.N. base in northern Mali with car bombs and rockets on Saturday, killing one Chadian member of the U.N. peacekeeping mission and wounding another, the mission said.
Japan’s Abe pledges support for Mideast countries battling IS
CAIRO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe warned on Saturday that the world would suffer an “immeasurable loss” if terrorism spreads in the Middle East and pledged about $200 million in non-military assistance for countries battling Islamic …
Rain-soaked pope braves storm to comfort typhoon victims
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Pope Francis, wearing a plastic poncho against gusting winds and driving rain, kept a promise on Saturday to comfort survivors of a devastating 2013 typhoon but a new storm forced him to leave early.
British police arrest woman on suspicion of terrorism
LONDON (Reuters) – British police have arrested an 18-year old woman at a London airport on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism and membership of a banned organization, a police statement said.
Uganda says rebel LRA commander in custody of Central African Republic
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan forces have handed a commander from the rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) into the custody of the Central African Republic’s government, the Ugandan army said on Saturday, moving his transfer to the International Criminal C…
Dozens held across Europe in Islamist suspect sweeps
PARIS/VERVIERS, Belgium (Reuters) – Belgian, French and German police interrogated dozens of Islamist suspects on Friday as much of Europe remained on heightened security alert after last week’s killings in Paris and raids in Belgium in which two gunme…
Chinese mourn leader, ousted after Tiananmen, on tenth death anniversary
BEIJING (Reuters) – More than 100 mourners gathered on Saturday at the Beijing home of Zhao Ziyang, the Chinese Communist party chief purged in 1989 for opposing a military crackdown on pro-democracy protesters, to commemorate the 10th anniversary of h…
Haiti president to announce new government after parliament dissolved
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian President Michel Martelly announced plans on Friday to form a consensus government within the next 48 hours in a bid to rescue the impoverished Caribbean nation from a looming political crisis.
