Another African bloc wants Congo election recount
A second African bloc has called for a recount of Democratic Republic of Congo’s contested presidential election, raising pressure on Kinshasa to fix a dispute that could fan unrest.
China to collect samples from moon this year
China will launch a probe to collect samples from the moon around the end of this year, a space official said on Monday, weeks after Beijing hailed the successful touch down on the far side of the moon.
Singapore may tighten adoption law after gay father adopted son
Singapore is looking to strengthen its adoption laws after a gay man won an appeal to legally adopt his biological son in a landmark court ruling last year, its social affairs minister said on Monday.
Squabble over venue latest hurdle in Taliban-U.S. peace talks
Efforts to negotiate a peace deal to end the 17-year war in Afghanistan, already beset by disagreement about the agenda, are facing a new hurdle over the venue for the talks.
Pompeo meets Saudi leaders, cancels Kuwait visit
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo met Saudi Arabia’s king and crown prince in Riyadh on Monday, but will cut short the rest of his Middle East trip to attend a family funeral, a State Department spokesman said.
Singapore’s only opposition party fears ‘wipe-out’ as election nears
The leader of Singapore’s only elected opposition party said there is a real risk it could lose all its seats as the city-state prepares for an election in the coming years.
Landslide causes gas explosion in northwestern Turkey, gas flow not interrupted
A landslide on a gas pipeline in northwest Turkey caused an explosion but gas flow to the area has not been affected, Turkey’s pipeline operator said on Monday.
Cable ship capsizes near Singapore after tanker collision
An undersea cable and pipe-laying ship, the Vanuatu-flagged MV Star Centurion, capsized in the Indonesian waters of the Singapore Straits after a collision with a tanker on Sunday, with no fatalities, authorities said on Monday.
Russia’s Putin expected to visit Japan in June: Japanese foreign minister
Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Japan in June, Japan’s foreign minister said on Monday during a trip to Moscow.
Qatar sees no need to re-open embassy in Syria -foreign minister
Qatar’s foreign minister said on Monday that he saw no need to re-open an embassy in Damascus, nor any encouraging signs for a normalization of ties with the government of President Bashar al-Assad.
