WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A British backpacker was allegedly strangled to death by a man she met on Tinder, prosecutors told a New Zealand court on Wednesday, in a case that has shocked the Pacific nation. Grace Millane, 22, who was traveling after finishing university, went missing in Auckland on Dec. 1. Police found her body
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Southern Yemeni separatist fighters stand guard outside the headquarters of the Southern Transitional Council in Aden, Yemen November 5, 2019. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Tuesday an agreement between Yemen’s government and southern separatists to end a power struggle in the south of the country that had
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Cooperation between Europe and China on reducing climate-warming emissions will be “decisive”, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday, after the Trump administration filed paperwork to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement. FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping hold a news conference with German
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Authorities in India’s capital New Delhi banished from the roads cars with number plates ending in an odd number on Monday in a bid to cut hazardous air pollution shrouding the city. The U.S. Embassy air quality index, which measures the concentration of tiny PM 2.5 particles that can be carried
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand said on Sunday that Southeast Asian nations are committed to signing a pact by February 2020 on forging what could become the world’s largest trade bloc, even after new demands by India dealt a blow to the process backed by China. Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha addresses the Opening Ceremony of
A policeman stands in front of graffiti during a march billed as a global “emergency call” for autonomy, in Hong Kong, China November 2, 2019. Picture taken November 2, 2019. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong awoke to what is expected to be a day of relative calm on Sunday following a violent
LONDON/SWINDON, England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Boris Johnson sparked an angry backlash from Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage on Saturday after he rejected calls to drop his Brexit deal and embrace a clean break from the European Union, potentially splitting the eurosceptic vote. Johnson had previously pledged to take Britain out of the EU
FILE PHOTO: Argentina’s President-elect Alberto Fernandez looks on as he attends the oath of office of Tucuman Governor Juan Manzur, in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President-elect Alberto Fernandez held a phone call on Friday with U.S. President Donald Trump, Fernandez’s press office said, after
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police on Friday raided the offices of a Greek company as they investigate an oil tanker carrying heavy Venezuelan crude that was allegedly spilled at sea, tarring thousands of kilometers of Brazil’s coastline over the past two months. A general view of an oil spill on Peroba beach in
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong cleaned up its famed party zone Lan Kwai Fong on Friday after a night of clashes marred Halloween festivities when police fired tear gas at protesters and were heckled by fancy dress revelers. An anti-government protester wearing a Halloween mask runs as riot policemen advance to disperse protesters during
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – At least 78 people were killed during protests in Ethiopia last week over the treatment of a prominent activist, the prime minister’s spokeswoman said on Thursday. Billene Seyoum told news conference that 409 people had been detained over the unrest and that investigations were ongoing. Reporting by Giulia Paravicini; Writing by
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Authorities in Hong Kong tightened security and braced for potential evening clashes between masked “Halloween” pro-democracy protesters and fancy-dressed clubbers in a popular party district in the heart of the city. Riot police member runs to detain a protester during an anti-government rally in Hong Kong, China October 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kim
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Riad Mostefai has marched through the capital of Algeria every Friday since February to demand a purge of the ruling hierarchy, an end to corruption and the army’s withdrawal from politics. A demonstrator with tapes over her mouth takes part in a protest against the country’s ruling elite and to demand an
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Supporters and opponents of Bolivian President Evo Morales both ended a day of protests with large rallies on Monday, as Morales’ election rival Carlos Mesa assured backers he was headed to either prison or the presidency. A supporter attends a rally by Bolivian presidential candidate Carlos Mesa in La Paz, Bolivia
LAGOS (Reuters) – Author Bernardine Evaristo hopes her Booker Prize-winning novel will help to alter perceptions of black British people among African readers and Britons she sees as grappling with heightened racial tension. Booker Prize-winning author Bernardine Evaristo speaks at the Ake literary festival, in Nigeria’s commercial capital Lagos, Nigeria October 26, 2019. Picture taken
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong anti-government protesters set fire to shops and hurled petrol bombs on Sunday, police said, after riot police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands in the Tsim Sha Tsui harbor-front hotel district. Anti-government protesters react from tear gas at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong, China October