Parents of Australian reporter held in Egypt petition for his release
BRISBANE, Australia (Reuters) – The parents of an Australian journalist held on terrorism-related charges in Egypt have launched an online petition calling for his release days before his trial is due to start in Cairo.
One dead, many hurt as asylum seekers riot at PNG detention camp
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An asylum seeker was killed and at least 77 injured in the second riot this week at a detention center in Papua New Guinea used to process asylum seekers, Australia’s Immigration Minister said on Tuesday.
Building collapse at South Korean resort kills 10: officials
GYEONGJU, South Korea (Reuters) – Ten people attending a welcoming party for new university students were killed when a building at a South Korean mountain resort collapsed late on Monday, emergency officials said, trapping dozens in snow and rubble fo…
Venezuela raids opposition party office, expels three U.S. diplomats
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces raided the headquarters of an opposition party accused of fomenting nearly a week of violent protests, witnesses said, as the country expelled three U.S. diplomats on charges of conspiring with demonstrato…
China tells police to go nationwide with vice crackdown
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s government told police across the country to get tough on prostitution, gambling and drugs following an expose in the “sin city” of Dongguan, where a crackdown on prostitution led to the detention of nearly 1,000 people this…
Japan eyes Pacific trade pact concessions as talks with U.S. begin
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan could make concessions on tariffs on some sensitive farm products, a key cabinet minister said on Tuesday, as U.S. and Japanese officials began talks ahead of next-week’s high-level multilateral negotiations on a U.S.-led free t…
Mexico Supreme Court backs watchdog’s power to rule in TV dispute
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s top court on Monday said that the country’s new phone and television regulator has power to enforce rules that were laid out in a constitutional reform approved last year, Mexico’s President’s office said in a statement…
Sinai-based militants claim responsibility for tourist bus blast in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis said on Tuesday the bombing of a tourist bus in Egypt’s Sinai that killed two South Koreans and the Egyptian driver on Sunday was a suicide attack carried out by one of its fighters, an…
Pakistan militant resurfaces, ignites Indian fears of attacks
NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Pakistani Islamic hardliner blamed for an attack on India’s parliament that brought the nuclear rivals to the brink of war has resurfaced after years in seclusion, setting off alarm bells in New Delhi.
Iran and U.S. agree final nuclear deal may be unreachable
VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and long-time arch-foe Iran agree on at least one thing ahead of Tuesday’s negotiations on a long-term nuclear deal – reaching an agreement will be very difficult, if not impossible.
