Executive at top hedge fund among Costa Rica crash victims
SAN JOSE (Reuters) – A senior executive at the world’s largest hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates, was among 12 killed when their plane crashed and exploded Sunday in Costa Rica, according to Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio.
Iran protests could hurt clerics but Rouhani has most to lose, say insiders
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian authorities are concerned that nationwide unrest will undermine the clerical establishment and want to stamp out the protests quickly, senior government officials say. But the person with the most to lose is President Hassan R…
Iran’s leader blames enemies for deadly unrest, U.S. calls that ‘nonsense’
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader accused the country’s enemies on Tuesday of being behind days of street unrest, as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations rose to 21.
U.S. puts Pakistan on notice: Do more to stop terrorism
WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The United States accused Pakistan on Tuesday of playing a “double game” on fighting terrorism and warned Islamabad it would have to do more if it wanted to maintain U.S. aid.
At least 25 dead after bus careens off cliff in Peru: police
LIMA (Reuters) – At least 25 people died on Tuesday when the bus on which they were traveling collided with a truck and careened off a cliff along a sharply curving highway north of the capital, Lima, local police said.
U.S. envoy Haley praises Iranian demonstrators, says protests spontaneous
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley on Tuesday praised the courage of Iranian demonstrators and said protests across the country were spontaneous, not driven by outside forces.
Iran’s leader blames enemies for unrest as death toll rises
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader accused the country’s enemies on Tuesday of stirring unrest, as the death toll from anti-government demonstrations rose to 21.
U.S. warns North Korea against new missile test, plays down talks
UNITED NATIONS/SEOUL (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, warned North Korea on Tuesday against staging another missile test and said Washington would not take any talks between North and South Korea seriously if they did…
Honduras murder rate fell by more than 25 percent in 2017: government
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ murder rate fell by more than a quarter in 2017 to 42.8 killings per 100,000 people, the security ministry said on Tuesday, attributing the decline to a government onslaught against drug traffickers and gangs.
Congo’s top Catholic slams state’s ‘barbarism’ after deadly protests
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The head of the Roman Catholic Church in Congo on Tuesday condemned a crackdown on protests against President Joseph Kabila as “barbarism”, escalating a confrontation between the government and one of the country’s most powerful in…
