Author: Reuters
China foreign minister says ready to improve US relations
China is ready to improve relations with the United States following the election of Donald Trump as the next US president, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said on November 13.
UN Security Council presses for peaceful Congo transition on trip
The United Nations Security Council pushed for a peaceful transition of power in Congo during a weekend visit aimed at averting massive violence when President Joseph Kabila's mandate runs out on Dec. 19.
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes near Christchurch, New Zealand: USGS
A strong new earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck New Zealand's South Island on November 14, the US Geological Survey said, hours after a more powerful quake killed two people and damaged buildings along the east coast of the South Island.
Vietnam says economy will still thrive even if TPP tanks
Vietnam will stay competitive and its economy will still thrive if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal collapses, its trade minister said, as doubts hang over the future of a pact that was core to the Obama administration's "pivot" to Asia.
Obama administration suspends Pacific trade deal vote effort
The Trans-Pacific Partnership's fate is up to Trump and Republican lawmakers.
Taliban bomber kills four Americans at NATO base in Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide bomber dressed as a laborer blew himself up at the NATO air base at Bagram north of the Afghan capital Kabul on November 12 killing four Americans and wounding at least 17 people in one of the bloodiest attacks against US forces since President Barack Obama took office.
Venezuela government, opposition reach tentative deals in dialogue
Venezuela's government and opposition on November 12 reached tentative deals in the areas of elections and foreign aid as part of a Vatican-backed dialogue process, though the agreements fell far short of initial opposition demands.
Blast at Pakistan shrine kills 52, wounds scores
An explosion claimed by militant group Islamic State ripped through a Muslim shrine in southwestern Pakistan on November 12, killing at least 52 people and wounding scores, officials said.
Watchdog condemns Syrian government, IS use of banned chemical weapons
The executive body of the global chemical weapons watchdog voted on November 11 to condemn the use of banned toxic agents by the Syrian government and by the militant group Islamic State, a source who took part in the closed session said.
Iraqi special forces seize Mosul district in fresh push
Iraqi special forces said they pushed deeper into Mosul on November 11 despite heavy resistance from Islamic State militants using civilians as cover, and were holding half a dozen city neighborhoods seized in the last 10 days.
