Danish divers find missing body parts of Swedish journalist Kim Wall
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish police said on Saturday divers had found the head and the legs of Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who died in mysterious circumstances on an inventor’s homemade submarine.
Conservative plotters told to get behind UK’s May amid Brexit fears
LONDON (Reuters) – Lawmakers in British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party who are trying to oust her as leader have been told to “shut up” by senior party members, including potential rival Boris Johnson, Britain’s foreign minister.
Tokyo Governor Koike leaves door open for ruling party PM post election
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike does not expect her new conservative party to pick a candidate for prime minister during the campaign for the Oct. 22 election, leaving the door open to eventually backing a lawmaker from Prime Minister Shi…
Rohingya insurgents open to peace but Myanmar ceasefire ending
YANGON (Reuters) – Muslim Rohingya insurgents said on Saturday they are ready to respond to any peace move by the Myanmar government but a one-month ceasefire they declared to enable the delivery of aid in violence-racked Rakhine State is about to end….
Final tally in NZ election strengthens Labour in negotiation talks
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A possible Labour-Green coalition narrowed the gap with the ruling National Party in New Zealand’s final election tally, strengthening their position ahead of talks on Sunday with the small nationalist party which holds the balan…
Final tally in NZ election opens way for formal coalition talks
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – A final tally of New Zealand’s Sept. 23 election released on Saturday showed neither the ruling National Party or opposition Labour won enough seats to form government, leaving the small nationalist New Zealand First Party with t…
Brazil election campaign fund not big enough, judge says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A political campaign fund set up in Brazil with public money to help fight corruption is not big enough for the country’s 2018 general election, the head of the country’s top electoral court said on Friday.
Mexico military helicopter crashes in northern state, seven presumed dead
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican military helicopter crashed on Friday in the northern state of Durango, seriously injuring one military member aboard and likely killing seven others, the defense ministry said in a statement.
NZ election final tally leaves small nationalist party with balance of power
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s ruling National Party won 44.4 percent of the votes in the country’s inconclusive Sept. 23 election, according to the final tally released on Saturday, while the opposition Labour Party took 36.9 percent.
U.S. deaths in Niger highlight Africa military mission creep
NAIROBI/ABIDJAN (Reuters) – U.S. special forces soldiers were with their counterparts from Niger on Wednesday in the West African nation’s volatile southwest, a growing hot-bed of jihadist violence, when the report came in of a raid nearby.
