BEIJING / AP The Taiwanese leader’s trip to the Americas starting on Saturday will be scrutinized by Beijing for signs that the incoming US president’s team will risk its ire by further engaging with the self-ruled island China considers its territory. President Tsai Ing-wen pledged to bolster Taiwan’s international profile as she set off on a trip to reinforce relations ...

  AMBALANTOTA / AP At least 21 people were injured on Saturday in violent clashes between Sri Lankan government supporters and villagers marching against what they say is a plan to take over private land for an industrial zone in which China will have a major stake. Police used tear gas and water cannons to try to break up the clashes, ...

  HARARE / AP The often nasty battle to succeed Zimbabwe’s aging president has turned into a tempest in a tea cup — literally. On the face of it, nothing was wrong with Facebook photos of one of the country’s vice presidents holding a mug with friends during the recent holidays. Problem is, the mug featured the words “I Am the ...