Right-wing Duque keeps lead in survey ahead of Colombia election
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Right-wing candidate Ivan Duque is holding onto his long-time lead over rivals ahead of Colombia’s May 27 presidential election, according to a poll published on Saturday.
Rabat suspends twin city plan with Guatemala over Jerusalem move
RABAT – Rabat has shelved plans to for a twin city partnership with Guatemala City in protest against Guatemala’s transfer of its Israel embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, the Moroccan capital’s deputy mayor said on Saturday.
Marseilles station briefly evacuated, man arrested
MARSEILLES, France (Reuters) – French authorities briefly evacuated Marseilles train station on Saturday, as they arrested a man seen behaving suspiciously in the area.
Unconvinced by election, Venezuela emigrees stream across border
SAN ANTONIO, Venezuela (Reuters) – Crouched on a sidewalk near Venezuela’s border with Colombia, construction worker Deiver Guarate said Sunday’s presidential election has already been decided in favor of President Nicolas Maduro, and he did not plan t…
Catalonia’s cabinet picks are ‘provocation’ says Spain’s ruling party
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalonia’s new leader Quim Torra named his cabinet on Saturday, though the inclusion of politicians who are either in jail awaiting trial or in self-imposed exile was instantly denounced as provocation by Spain’s ruling party.
Malaysian drama deepens with talk of reopening Mongolian model murder case
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The potential reopening of a probe into the murder 12 years ago of a Mongolian model could spell more trouble for former Malaysian premier Najib Razak, as the new government pressed ahead with investigations into alleged corrup…
Remains of Spanish dictatorship’s victims handed to families, 80 years on
GUADALAJARA, Spain (Reuters) – The remains of 22 people killed in the months following Spain’s 1936-39 civil war were handed over to relatives in a ceremony in Guadalajara on Saturday after investigations into a suspected mass grave unearthed the victi…
Hundreds in Bangkok mark anniversary of army crackdown
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of people gathered in Bangkok on Saturday to mark the anniversary of a deadly army crackdown on an anti-government protest in 2010 that killed 91 people and injured hundreds, as pressure builds on the ruling junta to hold a…
Modi’s party pulls out of test to govern big southern Indian state
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Saturday walked away from a court-mandated test to prove it had the support of a majority of lawmakers to govern the southern state of Karnataka, after an election a week ago threw up…
Modi’s party pulls out of test to govern big southern Indian state of Karnataka
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party on Saturday walked away from a court-mandated test to prove it had the support of a majority of lawmakers to govern the southern state of Karnataka, after an election a week ago threw up…
