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Militants kill 10 Afghan soldiers in base attack: defense officials
KABUL (Reuters) - Militants attacked an Afghan government army base in the southern province of Kandahar, killing at least 10 soldiers and wounding nine, defense officials said on Tuesday. The attack on Camp Achikzai in Shawali Kot district began just before midnight on Monday, the Afghan defense ministry
NewsReutersSuicide bomber kills at least 22, including children, at Ariana Grande concert in Britain
By Michael Holden and Andrew Yates MANCHESTER, England (Reuters) - At least 22 people, including some children, were killed and 59 were wounded when a suicide bomber struck as thousands of fans streamed out of a concert by U.S. singer Ariana Grande in the English city of Manchester on Monday. Prime
NewsReutersSouth Korean 'swordsman' leads prosecution against impeached ex-leader Park
By Hyunjoo Jin and Joyce Lee SEOUL (Reuters) - A high-flying prosecutor, who was demoted under impeached former president Park Geun-hye, is overseeing the case against her as Park made her first appearance in court on Tuesday to face criminal charges over the corruption scandal that ousted her. Yoon
NewsReutersSNP election policy document launch postponed after Manchester attack
The launch of the Scottish National Party's policy offer was suspended on Tuesday after at least 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber at a concert in the English city of Manchester. The presentation of the SNP's policy document for Britain's June 8 national election was suspended along
NewsReutersJapan anti-conspiracy bill clears lower house despite rights worries
By Kiyoshi Takenaka and Linda Sieg TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc pushed a bill targeting conspiracies to commit terrorism and other serious crimes through parliament's lower house on Tuesday, despite fears the changes could allow police to trample civil liberties
NewsReutersTrump travels to Bethlehem for talks with Palestinian president
By Jeff Mason BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump traveled in a high-security convoy to Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday to discuss Middle East peace with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. Much of central and southern Jerusalem was shut down to allow
NewsReutersTwo men publicly caned in Indonesia for having gay sex
Religious police in Indonesia caned two men for gay sex on Tuesday, with hooded men inflicting 82 lashes on each of them as hundreds of people watched the punishment ordered by an Islamic court. Cheers and applause went up from a crowd gathered outside a mosque in the city of Banda Aceh, capital of
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Myanmar army rejects U.N. findings of abuses in Rohingya crackdown
Myanmar's army on Tuesday rejected allegations of human rights abuses during its crackdown on Rohingya Muslim last year, made by the United Nations in a report on the offensive that forced some 75,000 Rohingya to flee to neighboring Bangladesh. The crackdown, in response to attacks by Rohingya insurgents
NewsReutersSouth Korea's ex-leader Park abused power to gain bribes, prosecutor tells court
By Christine Kim SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea's former leader Park Geun-hye abused her power and pressured companies to pay her tens of millions of dollars in bribes, a prosecutor told a Seoul court at the start of her corruption trial on Tuesday. If found guilty of taking bribes from business
NewsReutersExclusive: U.S. starts 'extreme vetting' at Australia's offshore detention centers
By Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. Homeland Security officials have begun "extreme vetting" interviews at Australia's offshore detention centers, two sources at the camps told Reuters on Tuesday, as Washington honors a refugee swap that U.S. President Donald Trump had called "
NewsReutersJakarta's former governor to drop appeal against jail term
By Fergus Jensen JAKARTA (Reuters) - Jakarta's former governor, a Christian, will withdraw an appeal against his controversial jailing for insulting Islam in Muslim-majority Indonesia, to allow prosecutors to appeal the sentence and calm protests, his family and lawyers said on Tuesday. Basuki
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Exclusive: U.S., Japanese firms collaborating on new missile defense radars - sources
By Tim Kelly and Nobuhiro Kubo TOKYO (Reuters) - Raytheon Co and Lockheed Martin Corp are working with Japanese partners on rival projects to develop new radars that will enhance Japan's shield against any North Korean missile strike, government and defense industry sources in Tokyo told Reuters
NewsReutersThailand reassures foreigners following Bangkok hospital attack
Thailand's foreign ministry on Tuesday reassured the international community that the country would increase security at sensitive locations a day after a bomb exploded at a hospital in the capital Bangkok wounding 24 people. Thailand has been ruled by a junta since a May 2014 coup. "Bombs
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Seven al Qaeda militants killed in Special Forces raid in Yemen: U.S. military
Seven militants were killed during an intelligence-gathering raid by U.S. Special Forces troops against an al Qaeda compound in Yemen on Tuesday morning, U.S. officials said. U.S. Central Command said in a statement the al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants were killed "through a combination
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CN Rail issues all clear after minor leak from railcar in Sarnia, Ontario: community alert
(Reuters) - Canada National Railway Co on Tuesday issued an all clear after a minor ethyl benzene leak from a railcar in Sarnia, Ontario late on Monday, according to an alert on the Sarnia-Lambton alert site. The Sarnia fire department responded to the leak at the Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Northern St
NewsReutersU.S. delivers patrol boats to Vietnam to deepen security ties
By My Pham HANOI (Reuters) - The United States has transferred six patrol boats to the Vietnam coast guard, to help build security cooperation between the two countries, U.S. embassy in Hanoi said in a statement on Tuesday. U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed his hope for a stronger relationship
NewsReutersVenezuela prosecutor decries Maduro plan, unrest worsens
By Alexandra Ulmer and Maria Ramirez CARACAS/PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela (Reuters) - Venezuela's state prosecutor has panned unpopular President Nicolas Maduro's plan to create a grassroots congress, deepening a rare public split among the ruling Socialists as the death toll from two months of unrest
NewsReutersBrazil's ex-president Lula faces new corruption charges
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been charged by prosecutors who said the leftist politician was the mastermind behind the country's biggest bribery scheme. Lula, a founder of the Workers Party (PT) that controlled Brazil's presidency from 2003 until last year, is
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Video shows Iraqi bulldozer take on Mosul car bomber
Dramatic footage released this week shows the moment a bulldozer driven by an Iraqi security force member tackles an explosive-filled car driven by a suicide bomber, offering a rare, close-up view of the fierce battle for control of Mosul. According to the Iraqi media outlet that uploaded the footage
NewsReutersBrazil President Temer: 'I won't resign. Oust me if you want'
By Silvio Cascione and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer, facing growing calls for his resignation over a corruption scandal, said he would not step down even if he was formally indicted by the Supreme Court. Oust me if you want, but if I stepped down, I would be
NewsReutersBrazil President Temer: 'I won't resign. Oust me if you want'
By Silvio Cascione and Anthony Boadle BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazilian President Michel Temer, facing growing calls for his resignation over a corruption scandal, said he would not step down even if he was formally indicted by the Supreme Court. Oust me if you want, but if I stepped down, I would be
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SNP to insist on Scotland's right to chose Brexit or independence
The Scottish National Party (SNP) will insist on Scotland's right to decide its own future as Britain leaves the European Union, according to a policy document to be published on Tuesday. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon of the SNP will ask voters in a June 8 general election to "strengthen Scotland
NewsReutersNorth Korea says missile ready for mass production, U.S. questions progress
By Ju-min Park and Phil Stewart SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - North Korea said on Monday it successfully tested what it called an intermediate-range ballistic missile, which met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced, although U.S. officials and experts questioned the extent of its
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Brazil's ex-president Lula faces new corruption charges
Brazil's former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has been charged by prosecutors who said the leftist politician was the mastermind behind the country's biggest bribery scheme. Lula, a founder of the leftist Workers Party (PT) that controlled Brazil's presidency from 2003 until last year
NewsReutersJury for Cosby's sex assault trial starts to take shape
By Kim Palmer PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - The Pennsylvania jury that will decide comedian Bill Cosby's fate at his sexual assault trial next month has its first five members. A long day of jury selection in Pittsburgh on Monday yielded five jurors from a pool of 100 potential members who answered hours
