Vazquez set to win primary for Uruguay presidential nomination
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Tabare Vazquez looked set to win his party’s primary by a landslide on Sunday, clearing the way for him to run again to be president of Uruguay, the country he led between 2005 and 2010.
Thai oil tanker recovered, cargo taken by hijackers: authorities
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A Thai oil tanker reported missing two days ago has been recovered with all of its crew members safe but pirates who hijacked the tanker took its cargo and damaged communications gear, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) sa…
Snubs, harsh words at Asia security meet as US and Japan rile China
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – When Japan’s defence minister greeted the deputy chief of staff of China’s army at a regional security forum this weekend, he was undiplomatically snubbed.
China investigates senior state TV official over bribery: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s top prosecutor is investigating a senior executive with state broadcaster CCTV on suspicion of bribery, the official Xinhua news agency reported, as the government’s anti-corruption campaign intensifies.
Netanyahu urges world not to recognise Palestinian unity government
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Sunday against any international rush to recognize a Palestinian government due to be announced under a unity pact between the Fatah and Hamas Islamist groups.
High-profile Venezuelan prisoner ends hunger strike
CARACAS (Reuters) – An imprisoned former Caracas police commissioner at the center of stalled political talks between Venezuela’s government and opposition ended a hunger strike on Sunday after demands for his release due to frail health were rejected….
Snubs, harsh words at Asia security meet as U.S. and Japan rile China
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – When Japan’s defense minister greeted the deputy chief of staff of China’s army at a regional security forum this weekend, he was undiplomatically snubbed.
Republicans question U.S. prisoner swap with Taliban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. politicians questioned whether the deal that freed Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban militants amounted to a negotiation with terrorists as the U.S. soldier was flown out of Afghanistan to a military hospital in Ger…
Nigeria bomb kills at least 14 at northeast football TV showing
MAIDUGURI/YOLA Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb blast targeting a television viewing center for football in northeast Nigeria killed at least 14 people and wounded 12 on Sunday, police and the military said.
Opposition parties make inroads in Turkish local election rerun
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Opposition parties in Turkey were expected to win most of the 13 municipal election reruns held on Sunday after irregularities had forced authorities to cancel some of the March 30 results, slightly denting the ruling party’s victo…
