Honduran President Hernandez declared winner of November 26 election
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ electoral tribunal on Sunday declared conservative President Juan Orlando Hernandez the official winner of the Nov. 26 presidential election, sparking fraud accusations and calls for renewed street protests after a bit…
Paraguay senator with dictatorship ties to run for president
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Paraguayan Senator Mario Abdo Benitez, a lawmaker with ties to a former Paraguayan dictator, won the ruling Colorado Party’s presidential primary on Sunday in a sharp rebuke for President Horacio Cartes, the party’s flagbearer.
South Africa’s ANC votes to elect successor for party leader Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Battle lines were drawn on Monday for South Africa’s ANC as voting began to elect a new leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but faced scandals and corruption alleg…
Honduras tribunal says incumbent Hernandez won election
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The electoral tribunal of Honduras on Sunday declared incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernandez as the official winner of the Nov. 26 presidential vote, an outcome that sparked calls for renewed street protests after a bitterly…
Trump to say in security speech that China is competitor: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will lay out a new U.S. national security strategy on Monday based on his “America First” policy and will, among other items, make clear that China is a competitor, two senior U.S. officials said on Saturda…
Billionaire Pinera recaptures Chile presidency with resounding win
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Conservative Sebastian Pinera won Chile’s presidential election by a wider-than-forecast margin on Sunday, pledging to jump-start economic growth in the world’s top copper exporter and opt for more business-friendly policies than h…
UK’s May to pitch status quo Brexit transition to parliament
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will pitch her plan for a Brexit transition period with unchanged access to European Union markets when she briefs lawmakers on Monday about her latest negotiating trip to Brussels.
U.N.’s Zeid toughens warning of ‘genocide’ in Myanmar
GENEVA (Reuters) – The top U.N. human rights official has said he would not be surprised if a court one day ruled that acts of genocide had been committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, according to a television interview to be shown …
South Africa’s ANC votes to elect leader to replace scandal-ridden Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ANC delegates started voting early on Monday to elect a leader to succeed President Jacob Zuma as head of a party that has ruled since the end of apartheid but has faced scandals and corruption allegations.
OAS says ‘serious questions’ remain over Honduras election
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – “Serious questions” still surround the results of Honduras’ presidential elections last month, the secretary general of the Organization of American States, Luis Almagro, said on Twitter on Sunday.
