Indonesia police say hostage crisis at high-security jail resolved
DEPOK, Indonesia (Reuters) – Indonesian police have resolved a hostage crisis at a high-security jail on the outskirts of the capital, Jakarta, after nearly all the Islamist prisoners involved had surrendered, the country’s deputy police chief said on …
Malaysia’s Mahathir, 92, to be sworn in as prime minister after historic poll win
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad will be sworn in as the world’s oldest elected leader on Thursday after his opposition alliance pulled off a stunning election win, ending six decades of rule by a coalition he once led.
Repeated rounds of Israeli rockets hit Syria: Syrian state media
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel launched repeated rounds of rocket fire into Syria early on Thursday, Syrian state media reported, after Israel’s military said Iranian forces in Syria had shelled one of its outposts near the border.
Three Americans freed by North Korea head home, thank Trump
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea released three American prisoners and handed them over to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday, clearing a major obstacle to an unprecedented summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader K…
Venezuela’s Maduro says will win in ‘economic war’ post-election
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he intended to defeat the “oligarchs” responsible for the country’s crisis and that he would win the “economic war” they are waging against the once-wealthy country should he be…
U.N. Security Council pushes Myanmar on accountability over Rohingya
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council urged Myanmar’s government on Wednesday to carry out transparent investigations into accusations of violence against mainly Rohingya Muslims in the country’s Rakhine state and to allow immediate aid access to the region.
Iranian forces in Syria shell Israeli army bases on Golan: Israel
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iranian forces in Syria shelled Israeli army outposts on Thursday but caused no casualties, the Israeli military said, and the Syrian military was later quoted as saying its air defenses had confronted Israeli rocket fire o…
Veteran Malaysian leader Mahathir scores shock election win
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – An alliance of opposition parties spearheaded by Mahathir Mohamad won Malaysia’s general election, official results showed on Thursday, setting the veteran strongman on course for a return to the prime minister’s Office he occu…
Three soldiers killed in gun battle in opium-growing Mexican state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Three soldiers died and three more were wounded in a gun battle with suspected gang members in a southwestern Mexican state mired in drug violence, the army said in a statement on Wednesday.
In wake of councilwoman’s murder, black Brazilians seek political voice
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – When black Brazilian filmmaker Anderson Quack and rapper Nega Gizza launched their bids to run for office in October’s elections, the absence of a murdered colleague cast a long shadow over the event in an impoverished distri…
