Sri Lanka’s cabinet ministers resign as crisis protesters defy curfew
All 26 ministers submitted letters of resignation, except PM Rajapaksa and his brother the president.
‘Nobody will kneel’: Tigrayans defiant as Ethiopian leader cracks down
In the birthplace of the armed struggle that propelled Ethiopia's ruling coalition to power 27 years ago, there is growing anger as the country's...
Sri Lanka’s Wickremesinghe sworn in as PM before president: local media
Sri Lanka's Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as prime minister before President Maithripala Sirisena, local media said on Sunday, likely ending a political crisis...
Ex-Trump campaign manager Manafort seeks to move, postpone trial
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort on Friday asked for his July trial to be moved further away from Washington D.C.,...
UK police officer in poison sweep cleared after hospital check
A police officer involved in the search for a suspected poisoned container that left two people in critical condition in the southwestern English town...
UK’s May wants Irish treaty to break Brexit impasse: paper
British Prime Minister Theresa May plans to seek a bilateral treaty with the Irish government as a way to remove the contentious backstop arrangement...
U.S.-backed Syria force seeks help with Islamic State prisoner…
BEIRUT/BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Hundreds of foreign jihadist fighters held in Syria represent a “time bomb” and could escape and threaten the West unless countries...
Small assault-style rifle firms thriving under activists’ radar
A decade ago, Kentucky's Anderson Manufacturing was a small machine shop that didn't make firearms.
Solomon Islands eyes shift in diplomatic ties to China from Taiwan
SYDNEY (Reuters) - The Solomon Islands, one of Taiwan’s few remaining diplomatic allies, has formed a team of ministers to talk to Beijing ahead...
U.S. and China trade barbs at WTO amid calls for reform
The United States said on Monday that China's "unfair competitive practices" were harming foreign companies and workers in a way that violates World Trade...
