Head of OAS anti-corruption mission in Honduras resigns
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The head of the Organization of American States’ anti-corruption mission in Honduras said on Thursday he would resign over a lack of support from authorities in the Central American country and clashes with OAS leadership.
Months away from Malaysian election, EU’s move stirs discontent in palm groves
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – An EU decision to curb palm oil imports was the last thing Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak needed ahead of a coming election, with rural voters already aggrieved over financial scandals at state-owned palm oil agency Felda…
Australian government fractures as deputy PM calls Turnbull ‘inept’
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A major rift opened up in Australia’s coalition government on Friday as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce refused to resign over an affair with a staff member, and blasted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s condemnation of his behav…
Exclusive: Mexico foreign minister heads to Caribbean to win over Venezuelan allies – official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s foreign minister will travel to Jamaica, Grenada and Saint Lucia in March, a Mexican official said on Thursday, as part of efforts to erode Venezuela’s oil-based influence in the Caribbean.
Mexico finds remains possibly belonging to law enforcement agents
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican attorney general’s office said on Thursday it found human remains that may belong to two law enforcement agents specializing in organized crime who recently appeared in an online video that seemed to show their kidna…
UK PM May heads to Berlin to face tough German line on Brexit
LONDON/BERLIN (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May travels to Berlin on Friday to meet German leader Angela Merkel, hoping to overcome near-deadlock in her attempts to negotiate a Brexit deal with the European Union.
Two-thirds of SPD supporters back German grand coalition: poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two thirds of supporters of Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) back forming a coalition government with Angela Merkel’s conservatives, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
White House blames Russia for ‘reckless’ NotPetya cyber attack
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) – The White House on Thursday blamed Russia for the devastating ‘NotPetya’ cyber attack last year, joining the British government in condemning Moscow for unleashing a virus that crippled parts of Ukraine’s infrastructure an…
Colombia says increasing number of Venezuelans involved in ELN attacks
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia on Thursday said an increasing number of Venezuelans were taking part in attacks by Marxist ELN rebels and in criminal activity, as hundreds of thousands of migrants flee over the border to escape a humanitarian crisis at ho…
Tillerson meets Turkey’s Erdogan for ‘open’ talks after weeks of strain
ANKARA (Reuters) – Top U.S. diplomat Rex Tillerson and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan had a “productive and open” talk on Thursday about improving ties strained recently over their policies on Syria, in a meeting following weeks of escalating anti-American rh…
