Tokyo governor passes on Japan PM’s goodwill on China visit
BEIJING (Reuters) – Tokyo’s governor said on Saturday that he had passed on a message from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Chinese leaders that Abe wants relations to improve, during a rare high-level visit as bilateral ties continue to sour.
Boy who raised alarm on doomed Korean ferry had no time to call parents
SEOUL (Reuters) – The frightened boy who first raised the alarm that a South Korean ferry with hundreds on board was sinking did not have time to call his parents, his father said, and was found dead not wearing a life jacket.
Indian Ocean undersea hunt for MH370 set to be extended
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – The undersea search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is to be extended beyond the small area identified as its most likely resting place as the quest for any sign of the missing plane enters its 50th day on Saturd…
Most workers trapped in Nepal tunnel rescued, three still missing
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Thirteen of the workers including a Chinese national trapped by a landslide inside the tunnel of a hydroelectric power project in Nepal were rescued on Saturday, a project official said.
Venezuela holds 16 in latest offensive on price gougers
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on Friday that 16 people had been arrested in a new round of inspections to find alleged price gougers whom the socialist government blames for the worst inflation rate in the Americas.
Japan, U.S. tiptoe into new phase of Pacific trade talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and Japan are edging into a new phase of trade negotiations after U.S. President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s summit, people with knowledge of talks to create one of the world’s biggest …
Senegal’s ex-president Wade returns ahead of son’s graft trial
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s former President Abdoulaye Wade returned to the West African country late on Friday amid tight security at the airport, two days later than planned due to flight problems that his party blamed on the government of successor …
Senior official in China’s Qinghai faces corruption probe
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is investigating a senior official in western Qinghai province for graft, the ruling Communist Party’s corruption watchdog said late on Friday, making him the latest target in a crackdown on corruption.
Western intelligence suggests Syria can still produce chemical arms
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Syria maintains an ability to deploy chemical weapons, diplomats say, citing intelligence from Britain, France and the United States that could strengthen allegations Syria’s military recently used chlorine gas in its bloody …
Kerry to visit Ethiopia, Congo and Angola next week
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Ethiopia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Angola from April 29 to May 5 to promote democracy and human rights, the State Department said on Friday.
