Obama wraps up Japan visit but no trade deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama wrapped up a state visit to Japan on Friday during which he assured America’s ally that Washington would come to its defense, but failed to clinch a trade deal key to both his “pivot” to Asia and Prime Mini…
Thai government wants more troops in Bangkok as crisis heats up
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s government is to ask the army to deploy more troops in the capital, Bangkok, as fears mount that the country’s lengthy political crisis could move into a more violent phase.
In Cairo, one family’s story shows rise of radical threat
CAIRO (Reuters) – Fahmy Abdel Raouf and his 13-year old son had been missing for months when their family got word they had been killed in a gun battle with security forces and hailed as “martyrs” by the most dangerous militant group in Egypt.
Search for missing Malaysian jet may take years: U.S. official
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 is likely to drag on for years, a senior U.S. defense official told Reuters on Friday, as an underwater search for any trace of the plane’s wreckage off west Australia appeared to…
Ukraine forces kill up to five rebels, Russia starts drill near border
SLAVIANSK, Ukraine/ST PETERSBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Ukrainian forces killed up to five pro-Moscow rebels on Thursday as they closed in on the separatists’ military stronghold in the east, and Russia launched army drills near the border in response, ra…
Panama presidential candidates battle for top spot in final polls
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Panamanians can expect a tight finish when they go to the polls to elect their next president, according to two polls published on Thursday, the last allowed before next week’s vote.
Former U.S. test site sues nuclear nations for disarmament failure
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The tiny Pacific republic of the Marshall Islands, scene of massive U.S. nuclear tests in the 1950s, sued the United States and eight other nuclear-armed nations on Thursday, accusing them of failing in their obligation to negoti…
Israel suspends peace talks after Palestinian unity bid
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Thursday suspended U.S.-sponsored peace talks with the Palestinians in response to President Mahmoud Abbas’s unexpected unity pact with the rival Islamist Hamas group.
Mauritania president to stand for reelection at June 21 poll
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritania’s President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz handed in his papers on Thursday to stand for reelection in a vote on June 21 he is a strong favorite to win.
U.S. seeks $700,000 in illegal proceeds traced to ex-South Korea leader
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday it has sued in court to recover $700,000 in alleged corruption proceeds traced to former South Korean President Chun Doo-Hwan.
