Parents of American held by Islamic State release photos, letter
(Reuters) – The parents of an U.S. aid worker held hostage by Islamic State militants on Sunday released photographs of their son and parts of a letter he wrote them from captivity in which he says he is scared to die but at peace with his belief.
India’s finance minister discharged from hospital
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was discharged from hospital on Monday after recovering from an infection that followed a stomach operation to treat diabetes, a doctor said.
Center-right GERB party wins snap Bulgaria election
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party won Sunday’s general election with 32.6 percent of the vote against 15.27 percent for their main Socialist opponents, according to official results with 87 percent of votes counted.
Typhoon heads out to sea after leaving at least one dead in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – A typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain on Monday after killing at least one person, forcing the cancellation of flights and prompting warnings to more than 200,000 people to evacuate their homes before heading out to sea.
South Korea wants reunions a priority at upcoming talks with North
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea wants to discuss the reunion of families separated by the Korean War in talks expected soon with North Korea, the South’s Unification Ministry said on Monday, after a surprise high-level visit by North Korean envoys at the…
Thai king undergoes surgery, PM visits hospital
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has undergone surgery to remove his gallbladder, the palace said in a televised statement on Monday.
Thai king undergoes surgery, PM visits hospital
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has undergone surgery to remove his gallbladder, the palace said in a televised statement on Monday.
China party journal says copying Western democracy brings disaster
BEIJING (Reuters) – Blindly copying Western-style democracy can only bring disaster, an influential Chinese Communist Party journal wrote in its latest edition following more than a week of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong.
Brazil’s Neves rides calm, pro-business message into election runoff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – In Brazil’s most unpredictable election in decades, it was the candidate with the old-school family pedigree and a calm, presidential air who turned the race upside down with a dramatic late surge.
Sierra Leone records 121 Ebola deaths in a single day
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Sierra Leone recorded 121 deaths from Ebola and scores of new infections in one of the single deadliest days since the disease appeared in the West African country more than four months ago, government health statistics showed on S…
