After Castro death, Raul successor waits in the wings
Havana: After burying Fidel Castro, Cuba is 15 months away from seeing his brother, Raul, give up the presidency. For the first time in almost 60 years, the President won’t be named Castro. The man in line for the job is Vice President Miguel Diaz-Canel, 56.
abe to visit Pearl Harbor, meet Obama
Washington: Japan PM Shinzo Abe will make a historic visit to Pearl Harbor later this month with President Barack Obama.
Saudi jets kill 6 Pak sailors off Yemen
Sanaa: At least six Pakistani sailors were reportedly killed in a Saudi air strike targeting their boat off the Yemeni coast, Press TV reported on Monday.
Trump attacks China in Twitter outburst
US President Donald Trump posted a series of tweets criticising China for its monetary policy and its operations in the South China Sea. “Did China ask us if it was OK to devalue their currency” and “build a massive military complexIJ” he asked.
11 killed at Karachi’s Regent Plaza
At least 11 people have died and over 70 injured after a fire at a four-star hotel in the city of Karachi, Pakistan.
Uzbek interim leader new presidential
Bishkek: Uzbekistan’s interim leader Shavkat Mirziyoyev has reportedly won a crushing victory to become the country’s second-ever President following the death of long-reigning strongman Islam Karimov.
S African opp in court to block ICC exit
Pretoria: South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance, launched a legal bid on Monday to block Government plans to withdraw from the International Criminal Court, saying the move was unconstitutional.
Bob Dylan sends speech for Nobel ceremony
Stockholm: Music icon Bob Dylan reportedly won’t be at the Nobel prize ceremony this week to accept his award, but he has sent a speech to be read aloud.