Honduras election tribunal says to hold partial re-count in presidential vote
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ election tribunal will re-count 4,753 ballot boxes that have cast a shadow on the results of the country’s presidential election, the tribunal chief said on Thursday, bowing to a demand by the Organization of American …
Japan’s Oxford-educated crown prince to bring global view to Chrysanthemum Throne
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s Oxford-educated crown prince, Naruhito, looks set to bring a more global outlook to the ancient imperial institution while carrying on Emperor Akihito’s legacy of promoting peace and reconciliation with Asia when he ascends t…
Tillerson to meet Lebanon’s Hariri in Paris on Friday: U.S. State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will meet Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in Paris on Friday, the State Department said in a statement on Thursday.
Rohingya widows find safe haven in Bangladesh camp
COX’S BAZAR (Reuters) – Dawn hues of pink and purple reveal a dusty valley in Bangladesh’s southern hills quilted with a dense settlement of red tents home to more than 230 women and children grieving for lost husbands and fathers.
Brexit Irish border deal possible within hours
BRUSSELS/DUBLIN (Reuters) – The United Kingdom and Ireland could reach agreement in hours on how to run their post-Brexit Irish land border, paving the way for a deal that would remove the last obstacle to opening free-trade talks with the European Uni…
Argentina’s Fernandez charged with treason, arrest sought
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A federal judge in Argentina indicted former President Cristina Fernandez for treason and asked for her arrest for allegedly covering up Iran’s possible role in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish community center that killed 85 peopl…
Peru’s Kuczynski says graft probe went too far with latest raid
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said on Thursday that authorities leading an expanding graft investigation into Brazilian builder Odebrecht had gone too far by raiding the offices of the rightwing opposition party that rules C…
Libya says pushing to be removed from Trump travel ban list
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally recognized government has appealed to the United States to drop or ease a travel ban imposed on its citizens by U.S. President Donald Trump, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Polish ruling party replaces PM ahead of elections
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling conservatives named in an expected move Finance Minister Mateusz Morawiecki as the country’s new prime minister on Thursday as they gear up for a series of elections in the coming years.
Brexit border deal possible in ‘hours’ as talks go down to the wire
BRUSSELS/DUBLIN (Reuters) – The United Kingdom and Ireland could reach agreement in hours on how to run their post-Brexit Irish land border, paving the way for a deal that would remove the last obstacle to opening free trade talks with the European Uni…
