North Korea threatens ‘plot-breeding’ U.N. rights office with ‘punishment’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Monday threatened a planned U.N. field office in South Korea set up to investigate human rights abuses in the isolated country, saying anyone involved would be “ruthlessly punished”.
China says Vietnam, Philippines’ mingling on disputed isle a ‘farce’
BEIJING (Reuters) – China denounced Vietnam and the Philippines on Monday for getting together on a disputed island in the South China Sea to play soccer and volleyball, calling it “a clumsy farce” and demanded both countries stop causing trouble.
U.S. deaths in Afghanistan may have only tenuous link to Bergdahl
WASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) – The frantic search for Bowe Bergdahl began the moment his comrades discovered he was no longer inside the fragile outpost in a rock-strewn valley in one of the most hostile corners of Afghanistan.
Indian river bathers swept away as dam releases water, four dead
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian rescuers were searching on Monday for 20 students and a professor swept away by waters released from a dam while the group was bathing in a river in the mountainous northern state of Himachal Pradesh.
Chinese party newspaper says Western democracy only brings chaos
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top newspaper on Monday warned against aping Western-style democracy just a week after the 25th anniversary of the Tiananmen crackdown, pointing to Thailand and Ukraine as examples of the kind of chaos the system can bring.
Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for Karachi airport attack
PESHAWAR Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s Taliban claimed responsibility for an attack on the country’s busiest airport on Monday, saying it was revenge for the army’s air strikes in areas along the Afghan border where the insurgents are based.
China confirms attendance at U.S.-hosted naval exercises in June
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Monday confirmed that it will participate for the first time in a major U.S.-hosted naval drill this month, sending four ships including a destroyer and frigate, even as deep military distrust persists between the two count…
Ukraine’s Poroshenko plans new team to take on Putin, build ties with West
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s newly-installed President Petro Poroshenko is set to remake a governing team which will handle the crisis with Russia, with talks on gas prices on Monday providing an early test of his new relationship with Russia’s Vladimir …
Kosovo ex-rebel claims third term, turnout reflects frustrations
PRISTINA (Reuters) – Kosovo’s ruling party of Prime Minister Hashim Thaci claimed a third term on Sunday in an election marked by a low turnout among Kosovars frustrated with widespread poverty and corruption.
Pope says Israelis, Palestinians must seek peace ‘undaunted in dialogue’
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis told Israeli and Palestinian leaders they “must respond” to their people’s yearning for peace “undaunted in dialogue” during an unprecedented prayer meeting among Jews, Christians and Muslims at the Vatican on Sund…
