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.
Gunmen assassinate mayor of Libya’s biggest port city
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of Libya’s third-largest city, Misrata, late on Sunday, ambushing his car inside the city, security officials said.
Four dead in ambush of World Food Programme convoy in Nigeria
BAUCHI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Four people were killed when a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) aid convoy was ambushed in northeast Nigeria, a WFP spokeswoman said on Sunday, in the latest attack in the region as the conflict with Boko Haram near…
Chile’s Pinera wins presidency as opponent concedes
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera won Chile’s presidency on Sunday, with his center-left opponent Alejandro Guillier conceding the election as Chile followed other South American nations in a political turn to the right.
Chile’s Pinera takes commanding lead in presidential vote
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Conservative challenger Sebastian Pinera was on track to win Chile’s presidential election on Sunday, after pledging to end his center-left predecessor’s progressive agenda and jump-start growth in one of Latin America’s most devel…
Macron sees February end to fight against Islamic State in Syria
PARIS (Reuters) – The military campaign against Islamic State in Syria should be completed in February following the end of fighting against the militant group in Iraq, French President Emmanuel Macron said.
Nuclear, renewables to help French CO2 reduction goals, Macron says
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would not follow Germany’s example by phasing out nuclear energy in France because his priority was to cut carbon emissions and shut down polluting coal-fired production.
U.S. helped thwart major attack in St. Petersburg: U.S., Russia say
MOSCOW/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States provided intelligence to Russia that helped thwart a potentially deadly bomb attack in St. Petersburg, U.S. and Russian officials said on Sunday, in a rare public show of cooperation despite deep strains …
