China says ‘very firm’ with North Korea on nuclear program: Kerry
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry said on Monday China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi assured him that Beijing had been “very firm” with North Korea on its need to end its nuclear program.
Iraq violence kills 761 in June: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The number of people killed in militant attacks across Iraq reached 761 in June, lower than the multi-year high hit the previous month, the United Nations said on Monday.
Kazakhstan to Britain: Don’t lecture us on human rights
ASTANA (Reuters) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev said on Monday nobody had the right to lecture his country after British Prime Minister David Cameron raised concerns about human rights in the former Soviet state.
Germany says ‘Cold War’ behavior by U.S. would be unacceptable
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German government said on Monday if media reports of large-scale U.S. spying on the European Union were confirmed, it would be unacceptable Cold War-style behavior between partners who require mutual trust to forge a new transatl…
Thousands brave typhoon rains demanding China honor Hong Kong democracy pledge
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Tens of thousands braved typhoon rains on Monday to demand China live up to its promise to allow fully democratic elections in Hong Kong in 2017 amid mounting fears of increased meddling by Beijing’s Communist Party leaders.
Kerry presses China, Southeast Asia to ease sea tensions
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry pressed China and Southeast Asian nations on Monday to make progress on a plan to ease tensions in the South China Sea, reminding the region that Washington had national interests at st…
Party outweighs protest after Brazil Confederations Cup victory
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Small skirmishes between police and protesters did little to disrupt the festive atmosphere around the close of a major international soccer tournament that has been the backdrop for the biggest mass demonstrations to sweep B…
China state media blames Syria rebels for Xinjiang violence
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese state media on Monday blamed Syrian opposition forces in unusually specific finger pointing for training Muslim extremists responsible for the deadliest unrest in four years in China’s far-western region of Xinjiang.
Israeli held for pro-settler vandalism of West Bank monastery
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli is under arrest for the vandalism of a Christian monastery in the occupied West Bank last year, carried out in solidarity with hardline Jewish settlers, police said on Monday.
Chile’s Bachelet easily beats rivals for new presidential bid
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Former Chilean leader Michelle Bachelet steamed toward another presidential bid on Sunday with a lopsided primary win that prompted her center-left rivals to concede early in the evening and vow to support her in the November elect…
