Buddhist mistrust of foreign aid workers hampers relief for Myanmar’s Rohingya
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Relief agencies struggling to reach hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims displaced by strife in northwestern Myanmar are facing rising hostility from ethnic Rakhine Buddhists who accuse the United Nations and foreign ai…
Turkish PM vows security, economic steps in response to Iraqi Kurd referendum
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s steps in response to a planned independence referendum in northern Iraq’s Kurdish region will have security, diplomatic, political and economic dimensions, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday.
Damaged New Zealand fuel pipeline to be restarted Sunday: New Zealand Refining
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A damaged pipeline that resulted in a fuel shortage across New Zealand and grounded hundreds of flights will be restarted on Sunday after repairs were completed, officials said.
France’s far-left to take to the streets against Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-left opposition leader Jean-Luc Melenchon is rallying his supporters in Paris on Saturday against Emmanuel Macron’s labour reforms, in a test for both men that could be key to the implementation of the centrist president’s policies.
Iran successfully tested new ballistic missile: state media
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has successfully tested a new ballistic missile with a range of 2,000 km (1,200 miles) which it displayed at a military parade on Friday, state media reported on Saturday.
Bangladesh grants bail to two detained Myanmar journalists
DHAKA (Reuters) – Two journalists from Myanmar, who had been detained in Bangladesh while reporting on the influx of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, have been released on bail, a police official said on Saturday.
New Zealand polls close after nail-biting race, record numbers vote in advance
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealanders went to the polls on Saturday after the most hotly contested race in recent history, with changes to the country’s openness to migration and trade and the central bank’s approach to monetary policy among the possib…
Failing dam poses new crisis on Puerto Rico amid flooding from Hurricane Maria
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Emergency officials in Puerto Rico raced on Saturday to evacuate tens of thousands of people from a river valley below a dam in the island’s northwest on the verge of collapse under the weight of flooding in the afterm…
China’s ruling party expels anti-graft, ex-insurance officials citing graft
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled the nation’s former top insurance regulator and the head of the finance ministry’s anti-graft committee after an anti-corruption watchdog said investigations found serious violations of p…
Tempers fray as search for survivors winds down after Mexico quake
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tempers frayed in Mexico City on Friday as the search for survivors amidst twisted rubble of collapsed buildings began to wind down three days after the country’s most deadly earthquake in a generation.
