Three dead, search on for others after landslide at Malaysia construction site
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Three foreign workers were killed and 11 others were missing after a landslide at a construction site in George Town, capital of the northwest Malaysian state of Penang, authorities said on Saturday.
China says no excuses for foreign officials meeting Dalai Lama
BEIJING (Reuters) – Foreign leaders can’t think they can get away with meeting exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama just because they are doing it in a personal capacity, as they still represent their government, a senior Chinese official sai…
Strong typhoon nears southern Japan the day before election
TOKYO (Reuters) – Heavy rain and powerful winds are expected to lash large areas of Japan on Sunday as a strong typhoon sweeps ashore, possibly hindering voter turnout in a national election.
Rockets strike downtown Kabul, no casualties reported
KABUL (Reuters) – As many as two rockets landed near the international military headquarters in downtown Kabul early on Saturday morning, Afghan security officials said.
Graft probe into Mexico president’s ally poses tricky challenge ahead of elections
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – With a tight general election looming next year, Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto faces a tough choice on whether to pursue a graft probe involving a prominent ally and Brazilian construction firm Odebrecht.
Researchers raise doubts over cause of Chilean poet Neruda’s death
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – International researchers investigating the death of Chilean poet Pablo Neruda raised doubts on Friday as to whether he died of cancer 44 years ago as previously presumed, and did not rule out foul play.
Venezuela Maduro warns of repeat elections in states won by opposition
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan state elections may be repeated in the five states won by the opposition if the governors-elect continue to refuse to be sworn in by a controversial pro-government legislative superbody, President Nicolas Maduro warned on…
Matchmaker Merkel seeks awkward three-way embrace
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened what promised to be marathon coalition talks on Friday, hoping to bring three opposing political camps into a stable government despite signs there would be less money to paper over differences…
Turkish hunger striker released for remainder of trial
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish teacher who has been on hunger strike for months to protest about losing his job in the government’s purge since a failed coup attempt last year, has been released from jail pending her trial on terrorism-related charges.
Canada’s Liberals look to economy to guide them past ethics scandal
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been badly shaken by a conflict-of-interest controversy about his finance minister, but the Liberal government’s upcoming fiscal update offers an opportunity to reset the public…
