Australia arrests man accused of trying to sell missile parts for North Korea
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian police said on Sunday they had arrested a man accused of working on the black market to sell missile components and coal on behalf of North Korea, the first charges ever brought in Australia over the sale of weapons of …
Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town
GWADAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – China is lavishing vast amounts of aid on a small Pakistani fishing town to win over locals and build a commercial deep-water port that the United States and India suspect may also one day serve the Chinese navy.
Mudslide in southern Chile kills five, at least 15 missing
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A mudslide on Saturday tore through a small village in southern Chile near a popular national park, leaving five people dead and at least 15 missing after a night of torrential downpours, authorities said.
Honduran helicopter crash kills six, including president’s sister
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – The sister of Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez and five others died when the helicopter they were traveling in crashed on Saturday, the Honduran military said.
Brazil’s Workers Party formalizes support for ex-president Lula
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist Workers Party (PT) approved a resolution on Saturday formally supporting the candidacy of former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, as the nation’s left continues to rally around the leader despite a corruption c…
Foreign minister warns UK cannot become ‘vassal state’ of EU
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Britain must strike a strong trade deal with the European Union after Brexit and avoid becoming a subordinate state of the bloc, foreign minister and leading Brexiteer Boris Johnson has told the Sunday Times newspaper.
More than half of Britons now want to stay in EU: poll
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – A poll has found that 51 percent of Britons would now keep European Union membership while 41 percent want to leave the bloc, a near reversal of last year’s referendum result.
Mudslide in southern Chile kills three; 15 others missing
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A mudslide tore through a small village near a popular national park in southern Chile on Saturday, leaving three people dead and 15 missing after a night of torrential downpours, authorities said.
Odebrecht says dealings with Peru president were legitimate
LIMA (Reuters) – Brazilian builder Odebrecht [ODBES.UL] said Saturday that its recently-disclosed business ties to embattled Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski were not part of the corrupt deals it struck with politicians that it has acknowledged…
U.N. council mulls call for U.S. Jerusalem decision to be withdrawn
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council is considering a draft resolution that would insist any decisions on the status of Jerusalem have no legal effect and must be rescinded after U.S. President Donald Trump recognized the city…
