Mexico leftist AMLO plans law change to prosecute presidents for graft
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican leftist presidential frontrunner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Friday that if he wins the July election, he would seek to change the constitution to allow sitting presidents to be tried for corruption.
World leaders welcome planned talks between Trump and North Korea leader
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – World leaders welcomed prospects for a possible thaw in the long standoff over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was prepared to hold an unprecedented meeting with Nor…
Turkey’s top court says journalist should get stiffer sentence
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s highest court overruled a five-year jail sentence against prominent journalist Can Dundar on Friday, saying he should instead face up to 20 years in prison on espionage charges, the state-run Anadolu agency said.
German government takes shape as SPD names ministers
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats on Friday named two seasoned pro-European politicians to key posts in a new government, with Hamburg Mayor Olaf Scholz to become finance minister in Europe’s largest economy and Heiko Maas becoming foreign …
U.S.’s Tillerson says Kenya should not stifle media, threaten courts
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday in Nairobi that he had shared his concerns with Kenya’s president about the importance of democracy and said the government should not stifle the media and threaten the courts.
Indian police arrest hard-line Hindu activist for journalist’s murder
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police arrested a member of a hard-line Hindu group on Friday for the murder of a journalist late last year, officials said.
Tillerson says Kenya should not stifle media, threaten courts
NAIROBI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Friday that he had shared his concerns with Kenya’s president about the importance of democracy and said the government should not stifle the media and threaten the courts.
Aid convoy delivers food in Syria’s besieged Ghouta despite bombardment
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An emergency aid convoy crossed front lines into the besieged rebel enclave of eastern Ghouta and delivered its supplies on Friday, braving shellfire and air strikes in the area amid a fierce government offensive.
Tensions build in new, ‘explosive’ German coalition
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fault lines are emerging in Germany’s new government before ministers have even held their first cabinet meeting, with tensions over the sequencing and extent of reforms already pulling at the fragile coalition.
In blow to minorities, Pakistani court orders citizens to declare religion
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A Pakistani court ruled on Friday that all citizens must declare their religion when applying for identity documents, a move human rights advocates say is another blow for the country’s persecuted minority communities.
