Exclusive: Mexican leftist has 11-point lead ahead of 2018 election – poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has an 11-percentage point lead ahead of next year’s presidential election, according to an opinion poll taken in the last week, giving him a sizeable advantage even after new rivals f…
Malta court hears blogger bomb probably triggered from boat at sea
VALLETTA (Reuters) – The bomb used to kill Maltese anti-corruption blogger Daphne Caruana Galizia was probably triggered by a call from a boat off Malta, an investigator said on Tuesday, laying out initial evidence against three suspects.
U.N. to make proposals to kickstart Syrian reform process
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations will propose to Syria’s warring parties a timeline for elections and guidance on constitutional reform in a bid to revive stalled peace talks, mediator Staffan de Mistura told the U.N. Security Counc…
U.N. decries Israel’s killing of Gaza amputee, Israel denies he was targeted
GENEVA (Reuters) – A senior U.N. official said on Tuesday that Israel’s killing of a disabled Palestinian man protesting against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was “incomprehensible”, but Israel said he had n…
French ministers tell anti-graft agency: no law revamp for now
PARIS (Reuters) – Two French ministers said on Tuesday they had no immediate plans to overhaul legislation to make it easier to target corrupt foreign firms – a change demanded by their own anti-graft agency.
Merkel admits mistakes in the 2016 Christmas market attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany should learn from security shortcomings exposed by a deadly truck attack on a Berlin Christmas market a year ago and increase aid to survivors and families of victims, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Tuesday.
Ten bodies found in mass grave in Myanmar: army newspaper
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar authorities have found 10 bodies buried in a mass grave on the edge of a village in Rakhine State, the military-run newspaper Myawady reported on Tuesday, a day after the army said it had launched an investigation at the site…
Exclusive: Anti-money laundering group blasts Mexico in draft report
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican prosecutors are failing to systematically punish money launderers and tax authorities are too lax with potential drug money fronts such as real estate and luxury goods firms, according to a draft report on Mexico’s effor…
Three killed, 80 wounded in protests in Iraqi Kurdish town: local officials
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Three people were killed and 80 wounded during protests in the Iraqi Kurdish town of Ranya on Tuesday, local government officials said.
In Bolivia’s bellwether city, anger at Morales grows
EL ALTO, Bolivia (Reuters) – In El Alto, a former shantytown high in the Andes that has mushroomed into Bolivia’s second-largest city, students and professors are growing disenchanted with Evo Morales, the leftist president their protests helped put in…
