Category Archives: (Midwest Communications, Inc. Syndication Interface) World News (Master Feed)
China hands ex-Hubei party chief suspended death sentence for bribery
BEIJING, Aug 28 (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Friday handed Jiang Chaoliang, former party boss of the central province of Hubei, a suspended death sentence over corruption and said he took in bribes ...
Aug 28, 2026
Romania probes cause of Black Sea cargo ship sinking
Aug 28 (Reuters) - A merchant ship caught fire and sank off the coast of Romania in the Black Sea on Thursday evening, likely after being hit, Romanian President Nicusor Dan and authorities said. The ...
Aug 28, 2026
Baltic Sea nations plan drone defence task force, Germany says
FLENSBURG, Germany, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The countries bordering the Baltic Sea plan to establish a joint task force for drone defence that will allow them to react quickly in the face of the growing th...
Aug 28, 2026
Ugandan King Oyo Nyimba, once world's youngest monarch, dies at 34
KAMPALA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Oyo Nyimba, a Ugandan king, who became the world's youngest reigning monarch when he took the crown in 1995, has died aged 34, the prime minister of his kingdom announced. ...
Aug 28, 2026
Kenya police fire tear gas to disperse traders protesting import duty hike
NAIROBI, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas to disperse small-scale traders protesting against an import duty hike, a Reuters witness saw on Friday, while hundreds of businesses closed in centra...
Aug 28, 2026
Congo's president calls for national dialogue to ease tensions, rebels excluded
DAKAR, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has unveiled plans for a national dialogue aimed at easing political tensions, which have risen over a bill that criti...
Aug 28, 2026
NEWSMAKER-Mette-Marit, Norway's embattled new queen
By Nora Buli and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Mette-Marit was 25, an unmarried single mother and a commoner when she met Norway's then Crown Prince Haakon at the Quart music festival in her...
Aug 28, 2026
Factbox-Who is Norway's new king?
OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Crown Prince Haakon became Norway's king on Friday after the death of his father Harald. Here are some facts about the new 53-year-old monarch. EARLY YEARS The new king was bo...
Aug 28, 2026
Factbox-The Norwegian royal transition
OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Crown Prince Haakon became Norway's king on Friday after the death of his father Harald. Here are some facts about the passing of the crown. WHEN DID HAAKON BECOME KING? Haako...
Aug 28, 2026
Haakon, the reluctant prince who became Norway's new king
By Nora Buli OSLO, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Haakon - who comes to the throne as two major scandals batter his family - struggled for years to accept his status. "Yes, I was a royal, but I did not want to ta...
Aug 28, 2026
