Cambodia opposition leader Sam Rainsy endorsed by parliament, ends year-long stalemate
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s parliament endorsed opposition leader Sam Rainsy as a lawmaker on Monday as part of a deal with long-term rival Prime Minister Hun Sen that both leaders hailed as an end to a year-long political crisis.
China says may have citizens fighting in Iraq
BEIJING (Reuters) – Muslim extremists from China’s far western region of Xinjiang have gone to the Middle East for training and some may have crossed into Iraq to participate in the upsurge of violence there, China’s special envoy for the Middle East s…
Kerry to woo Modi’s India, but quick progress unlikely
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry visits India this week as Washington tries to revitalize ties it sees as a counterbalance to China’s rising power, but rapid progress is unlikely, despite the reformist reputation of India’s new…
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters
TANMEN China (Reuters) – On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain shows a Reuters reporter around his aging vessel. He has one high-tech piece of kit, however: a satellite navigation system that gives him a direct link to the Chinese c…
Aruba frees Venezuela ex-general sought by U.S. over drugs
CARACAS (Reuters) – A former Venezuelan military intelligence head detained on the Caribbean island of Aruba over U.S accusations of drug-trafficking was released and flew home on Sunday.
Young Canadian reunites Haitian ‘orphans’ with parents
MIAMI (Reuters) – Morgan Wienberg, a slight 22-year-old from Canada, was only 18 when she joined the wave of volunteers who flew to Haiti to help out after the catastrophic earthquake in 2010.
Liberia shuts border crossings, restricts gatherings to curb Ebola spreading
MONROVIA (Reuters) – The Liberian government on Sunday closed most of the West African nation’s border crossings and introduced stringent health measures to curb the spread of the deadly Ebola virus that has killed at least 660 people across the region…
Satellites and seafood: China keeps fishing fleet connected in disputed waters
TANMEN China (Reuters) – On China’s southern Hainan island, a fishing boat captain shows a Reuters reporter around his aging vessel. He has one high-tech piece of kit, however: a satellite navigation system that gives him a direct link to the Chinese c…
Fighting complicates Ukraine crash probe, U.S., EU prepare Russia sanctions
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Fierce fighting in eastern Ukraine where a Malaysian airliner was downed further complicated an investigation on Sunday as Europe and the United States prepared economic sanctions on Russia over the conflict.
More than 50 killed in Benghazi, Tripoli clashes
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI (Reuters) – At least 36 people were killed in Libya’s eastern city of Benghazi where Libyan Special Forces and Islamist militants clashed on Saturday night and Sunday morning, medical and security sources said.
