Vietnam PM wins broad backing in rare confidence vote
HO CHI MINH CITY (Reuters) – Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung sailed through a parliamentary confidence motion on Saturday, boosting his clout within the ruling Communist Party just over a year ahead of a shake-up of the country’s top leadership….
Islamic state militants withdraw from area around Iraq refinery
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants withdrew on Saturday from the perimeter of Iraq’s biggest oil refinery after months fending off government troops seeking to retake the strategic complex, said an army officer and Al-Hadath television station…
Hong Kong student leaders blocked from taking democracy fight to Beijing
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Three Hong Kong student leaders were stopped from boarding a flight to Beijing on Saturday to take their fight for greater democracy directly to the Chinese government after airline authorities said their travel permits were inval…
Rat poison chemical found in pills linked to India sterilization deaths
BILASPUR/RAIPUR India (Reuters) – Tablets linked to the deaths of more than a dozen women who visited a sterilization camp in India are likely to have contained a chemical compound commonly used in rat poison, two senior officials in Chhattisgarh state…
China, Myanmar sign $7.8 billion of deals: China Daily
BEIJING (Reuters) – China and Myanmar signed deals worth $7.8 billion for energy, agriculture, telecommunications, infrastructure and finance during Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to the Southeast Asian country, state media reported on Saturday.
Magnitude 5.6 quake strikes Pacific near Peruvian coast
LIMA (Reuters) – A 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific near the Peruvian coast late on Friday, rocking buildings for several seconds in the capital Lima and disrupting cellphone services briefly.
Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – A showdown between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely at the G20 summit in Australia starting on Saturday, following fresh reports of Russian troops pouring into eastern Ukraine.
Egypt militant group posts video of attack on army checkpoint
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s most dangerous militant group on Friday posted its first video message since pledging allegiance to Islamic State, with footage purporting to show that the group was behind one of the most deadly attacks on Egyptian security f…
Ukraine and Russia take center stage as leaders gather for G20
BRISBANE Australia (Reuters) – A showdown between Western leaders and Russian President Vladimir Putin is likely at the G20 summit in Australia starting on Saturday, following fresh reports of Russian troops pouring into eastern Ukraine.
Nigeria insurgents retake village of abducted schoolgirls
YOLA/DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram insurgents have retaken the village of Chibok in northeastern Nigeria where the group abducted some 200 schoolgirls seven months ago, a lawmaker and a villager who fled the attack said on Friday.
