Taiwan vote tests waters for pro-China government ahead of presidential polls
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan goes to the polls on Saturday to choose city mayors and local councillors in a vote that will show how much support the ruling Kuomintang (KMT) has lost with its pro-China stance less than two years before a presidential elect…
Special Report: How China’s shadowy agency is working to absorb Taiwan
TAIPEI/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Ever since a civil war split the two sides more than 60 years ago, China has viewed Taiwan as a renegade province that needs to be absorbed into the mainland. To that end, the legion of Taiwanese businessmen working in Chin…
British lawmakers urge EU to stop Sri Lanka trade perks if UN probe not given access
LONDON (Reuters) – Leading British lawmakers urged the European Union on Thursday to remove preferential trade tariffs from Sri Lanka if it fails to address human rights concerns.
Venezuela to charge opposition leader over alleged plot to kill Maduro
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will be charged next week with involvement in an alleged plot to kill President Nicolas Maduro, the state prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Poor and besieged, Myanmar’s Rakhine join Rohingya exodus
MAUNGDAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – For years, tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslim boat people have fled this remote corner of western Myanmar for nearby countries. But another huge exodus has grabbed far fewer headlines.
Stigma and isolation haunt South Korean families of convicted ferry crew
JINDO, South Korea (Reuters) – Im Young-ae and her husband, a crew member who survived the Sewol ferry disaster, had dreamed of a peaceful retirement by the sea until their lives were upended by the April tragedy.
Ministers from coalition against Islamic State to meet December 3
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Foreign ministers from up to 60 countries forming the U.S.-led coalition against Islamic State militants will hold their first meeting next week in Brussels, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Argentine presidential aspirant Massa says would cut back state controls
TIGRE, Argentina (Reuters) – Sergio Massa, a frontrunner in Argentina’s presidential election next year, said on Wednesday he would ensure the independence of the central bank and modify laws that have ramped up the role of the state in the country’s s…
Spanish health minister resigns in kickback scandal
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Health Minister Ana Mato resigned on Wednesday after an investigating judge accused her of benefiting from a kickback scheme that has already damaged Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s People’s Party (PP).
Former Rwandan rebels transferred to Congo transit camp
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo began to transfer former Rwandan rebels on Wednesday from disarmament camps in the east to a northern transit camp, the U.N. mission said, in an apparent first step to their relocation in…
