Japan’s top diplomat heads for China, seeking better ties
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki will visit China on Monday and Tuesday for talks with senior officials, the latest in a series of efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to improve relations soured by a bitter territorial ro…
Taiwan defense minister to step down as part of reshuffle
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan’s government said on Monday the defense minister will step down amid a public outcry over the death of a soldier, in a bid, according to analysts, by President Ma Ying-jeou to boost his increasingly poor popularity ratings.
Japan says no schedule set for Japan-China summit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said on Monday that no schedule had been set for a Japan-China leaders’ summit, but repeated that bilateral ties were important and Japan’s door was open for dialogue.
Japan’s top diplomat heads for China seeking better ties
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Vice Foreign Minister Akitaka Saiki will visit China on Monday and Tuesday for talks with senior officials, the latest in a series of efforts by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to improve relations soured by a bitter territorial ro…
Northern Ireland struggles to heal deep fracture
BELFAST (Reuters) – When U.S. President Barack Obama visited Northern Ireland before the G8 summit in June, he hailed its extraordinary progress in the 15 years since a peace agreement to end three decades of what locals call “The Troubles”.
Explosions rock Libya’s Benghazi, protesters take to streets
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Explosions rocked the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday in what appeared to be attacks on judicial buildings, a security official said, sparking protests a day after more than 1,100 inmates escaped during a prison riot there…
Mexican vice admiral ambushed, killed in drug war hot spot
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican vice admiral was killed on Sunday in an ambush on a rural road in the western state of Michoacan, where the president has sent military forces to regain control of areas dominated by waring drug gangs.
At least 24 dead after coach plunges off viaduct in Italy
ROME (Reuters) – At least 24 people died on Sunday after a coach plunged more than 15 meters off a viaduct in southern Italy, a spokesman for the fire service said.
Millions at Brazil Mass hear pope ask youth to change world
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Pope Francis left Brazil on Sunday with Rio still pulsating with excitement after a historic beachfront Mass for more than 3 million people in which he challenged young people to build a new world based on tolerance and love….
Explosions rock Libya’s Benghazi, protesters take to streets
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Explosions rocked the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday in what appeared to be attacks on judicial buildings, a security official said, sparking protests a day after more than 1,100 inmates escaped during a prison riot there…
