Taiwan president’s party post at risk after election trouncing
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Pressure was building on Sunday for Taiwan’s president to step down as chief of the island’s China-friendly ruling party after an unprecedented election battering by the opposition threw into doubt efforts to build closer ties with t…
China’s Xi strikes conciliatory note, broadens diplomatic focus
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s President Xi Jinping ratcheted down Beijing’s heated rhetoric and called on the government to expand its foreign policy agenda through cooperation and diplomacy.
Two killed in Taliban raid in Kabul, Camp Bastion under fire
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan security forces overcame Taliban insurgents attacking a guest house for international aid workers in Afghanistan’s capital on Saturday and were still fighting gunmen inside former U.S. and British base Camp Bastion.
Iraq’s divisions will delay counter-offensive on Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – U.S. air support and pledges of weapons and training for Iraq’s army have raised expectations of a counter-offensive soon against Islamic State, but sectarian rifts will hamper efforts to forge a military strategy and may delay a fu…
North Korea’s ‘princess’ moves closer to center of power
SEOUL (Reuters) – In her slim-fitting trouser suits and black-heeled shoes, Kim Yo Jong cuts a contrasting figure to her pudgy older brother, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Egyptian court drops case against Mubarak over 2011 protest deaths
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court has dropped its case against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule and symbolized hopes for a new era of political openness and accountability….
Death toll from Ebola outbreak nears 7,000 in West Africa: WHO
DAKAR (Reuters) – The death toll from the worst Ebola outbreak on record has reached nearly 7,000 in West Africa, the World Health Organization said on Saturday.
Greek PM appeals to opposition to avert snap elections
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras made his strongest call yet to the main opposition Syriza party to cooperate in electing a new president in a bid to avert snap elections and a “devastating” period of political instability.
Kurds blame Turkey as suicide bombers hit Kobani
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Turkey’s main Kurdish party accused the government of turning a blind eye to Islamic State militants on its soil on Saturday after suicide bombers attacked the town of Kobani along its southern border with Syria.
Egyptian court drops case against Mubarak over 2011 protest deaths
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court has dropped its case against former President Hosni Mubarak over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his 30-year rule and symbolized hopes for a new era of political openness and accountability….
