Indian PM Modi plans national broadcast on Wednesday
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will broadcast an address to the nation at 11:45 a.m. (0615 GMT) on Wednesday, he said in a Twitter message.
Ousted party seeks to reclaim Kurdish heartlands in Turkish vote
Actor Kemal Ulusoy and the rest of his Kurdish theater group lost their jobs along with thousands of others in southeast Turkey after the state seized control of about 100 town councils won by the main pro-Kurdish party at the last local elections.
Australia, Netherlands start talks with Russia over MH17 downing: Dutch minister
Dutch and Australian government officials have met their Russian counterparts to discuss who is responsible for the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17, Dutch Foreign Minister Stef Blok said on Wednesday.
Thailand’s opposition forms alliance, claims lower house majority
Thailand’s Pheu Thai party said on Wednesday it had formed a “democratic front” with six other parties after a disputed election, claiming the opposition alliance had won a majority in the lower house of parliament and the right to try to form a gover…
China says Tibet human rights critics ‘bewitched’ by Dalai Lama
Those who criticize China over human rights in Tibet have been “bewitched” by the Dalai Lama, a senior Chinese official said on Wednesday, days before the 60th anniversary of the Tibetan spiritual leader’s flight into exile in India.
In U.S. pursuit of peace talks, perilous rift opens with Afghan leader
Washington’s relationship with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani appears increasingly at risk of permanent damage, the consequence of a U.S. policy shift that has so far excluded his government from talks with the Taliban and of his own determination to re…
Group claims responsibility for North Korea embassy raid as Spanish judge seeks extradition of intruders
A Spanish judge plans to request the extradition from the United States of members of a group he suspects of forcing their way into the North Korean embassy in Madrid and trying to persuade an official there to defect, a judicial source said on Tuesday…
Chapecoense mourn death of reporter who survived plane crash
Rafael Henzel, a radio reporter who survived the crash that killed most of the Chapecoense soccer team in 2016, died of a heart attack on Tuesday, the Brazilian club said. He was 45.
Brazil prosecutor opposes president on commemoration of coup
Brazil’s federal prosecutor’s office on Tuesday said it was opposed to far-right President Jair Bolsonaro’s plan to allow the armed forces to officially commemorate the 55th anniversary of Brazil’s military coup this weekend.
Activity halted at Venezuela’s oil port, upgraders after blackout: sources
Venezuela’s main oil export port of Jose and four crude upgraders have been unable to resume operations following a power blackout on Monday, according to industry workers and a union leader close to the facilities.
