US-Cuba thaw halted amid diplomat injuries
(BBC) The sun on that hot August day three years ago was punishing. It baked our backs, burnt our foreheads, and left the assembled...
Rohingya refugees die after boat capsizes off Bangladesh coast
(CNN) At least 23 Rohingya refugees died when the boat they were fleeing in capsized in the Bay of Bengal, the UN's migration agency announced...
Vietnam fraud trial: Death penalty for ex-head of OceanBank
(BBC) The former head of a major Vietnamese bank has been sentenced to death for his role in a fraud case involving millions of...
Hurricane ravaged Barbuda and Dominica must “build back better”
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Rebuilding the Caribbean islands of Dominica and Barbuda, ravaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria, is an opportunity to “build back better”...
England beat West Indies in 4th ODI
(AFP) England beat West Indies by six runs under the Duckworth-Lewis method to win the rain-affected fourth one-day international at The Oval on Wednesday....
With fuel and water scarce, stricken Puerto Rico presses for shipping waiver
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico/NEW YORK, (Reuters) – As Puerto Rico struggles with a lack of fuel, water and medical supplies following the devastation of...
Senate Republicans pull plug on latest Obamacare repeal bid
(AFP) US Senate Republicans have aborted their latest plan to dismantle Obamacare, they said Tuesday, after it became clear President Donald Trump's party did...
‘Put people above debt,’ Puerto Rico official urges amid Maria’s devastation
Dave Graham, Robin Respaut
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) - San Juan’s mayor urged the United States on Tuesday to prioritize “people above debt” as...
North Korea says U.S. ‘declared war’ warns it could shoot down U.S. bombers
By Michelle Nichols, Ben Blanchard, Christine Kim
UNITED NATIONS/BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korea’s foreign minister said on Monday that President Donald Trump had declared war...
Conditions growing dire in hurricane-hit Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AFP) — Living conditions in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico are growing worse by the day, with tired, bewildered people lining up...