[ad_1] MANILA (Reuters) – Four members of the Philippine presidential guard were wounded in a firefight with dozens of Maoist rebels disguised as soldiers at a checkpoint on the southern island of Mindanao, the military…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States slapped new economic sanctions against Iran on Tuesday over its ballistic missile program and said Tehran’s “malign activities” in the Middle East undercut any “positive contributions” coming from…

[ad_1] ABUJA (Reuters) – Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai condemned China’s treatment of her fellow peace prize-winner Liu Xiaobo following his death of liver cancer in custody last week. Liu, 61, was jailed for 11 years…

[ad_1] LIMA (Reuters) – A majority of Peruvians would back President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski if he decides to pardon the country’s imprisoned former autocratic leader, Alberto Fujimori, according to a poll by Ipsos published on…

[ad_1] KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese President Joseph Kabila has replaced the national police chief of police and the police commander in the capital Kinshasa, as security concerns rise following his refusal to step down when…

[ad_1] THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India (Reuters) – A dengue outbreak has killed at least 21 people in India’s southern state of Kerala in the past three weeks, a government official said, adding that there was a shortage…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s administration on Monday declared that Iran was complying with its nuclear agreement with world powers, but warned that Tehran was in default of the spirit of the accord…

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Dozens of British officials and their EU counterparts got the first full round of Brexit negotiations under way on Monday, bringing a quiet buzz to the European Commission’s Brussels headquarters. After…

[ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition called on Monday for a national strike against President Nicolas Maduro in an escalation of protests after a massive symbolic referendum at the weekend. “Hour zero is starting,” opposition…

[ad_1] MADRID (Reuters) – The head of Catalonia’s police force resigned on Monday, just two and a half months before a referendum on independence from Spain which has been planned by regional separatist leaders but…

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union imposed sanctions on 16 Syrian scientists and military officials on Monday for their suspected involvement in a chemical attack in northern Syria in April which killed scores of…

[ad_1] SEOUL (Reuters) – Gasoline and diesel prices surged in North Korea in the weeks after a Chinese state oil company suspended fuel sales to the reclusive state, according to data reviewed by Reuters and…

[ad_1] WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates arranged for Qatari government social media and news sites to be hacked in late May in order to post fiery but false quotes linked to Qatar’s emir,…

[ad_1] BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brexit Secretary David Davis launches a first round of negotiations on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union on Monday when he meets the EU’s Michel Barnier for four days of talks…

[ad_1] CARACAS (Reuters) – Lining up before dawn and honking horns, Venezuelans voted in large numbers on Sunday in an unofficial referendum organized by the opposition to push for President Nicolas Maduro’s exit and an…

[ad_1] SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – At least 16 Hindu pilgrims were killed and 27 injured on Sunday after a bus they were traveling in skidded off a mountain road and fell into a gorge in…

[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – A senior Chinese official who was considered a contender for top leadership has been put under investigation, three sources with ties to the leadership said, ahead of a Communist Party congress…

[ad_1] SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on Sunday criticized comments by U.S. President Donald Trump on French first lady Brigitte Macron’s appearance. “You’re in such good shape,” Trump was filmed on Thursday…

[ad_1] PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said he was hopeful that U.S. President Donald Trump would reverse his decision to pull the United States out of the Paris climate accord, according to weekly…

[ad_1] KINSHASA (Reuters) – Armed men attacked a group of journalists and park rangers in a remote east Congo wildlife reserve overnight into Saturday, and an American journalist and three guards were missing, a local…

[ad_1] KYAR GAUNG TAUNG, Myanmar, 2017 – Rohingya Muslim women lined up to tell reporters of missing husbands, mothers and sons on Saturday as international media were escorted for the first time to a village…

[ad_1] ZINGST, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel told voters on Saturday that Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and France’s election of President Emmanuel Macron had changed her view on the bloc,…

[ad_1] BEIJING (Reuters) – One of China’s most prominent rights activists was released by the authorities on Saturday after serving a four-year sentence that prompted international criticism, with his lawyer saying he hoped he would…

[ad_1] SHENYANG, China (Reuters) – Deceased Chinese Nobel Peace Prize-winning dissident Liu Xiaobo was cremated on Saturday and his wife is “free”, a government official said, as a state-run newspaper attacked him as a “despised”…

[ad_1] GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Syria envoy Staffan de Mistura put the emphasis on the international fight against terrorism on Friday as he wrapped up a round of Syria peace talks at which there was…