Islamists lure youngsters in the Philippines with payments, promise of paradise
MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – When he saw his commander holding the severed head of one of his neighbors, teenage Islamist fighter Jalil knew it was time to escape from Marawi City.
Lost luggage: “Mischievous” Singapore handler sent bags astray at world’s best airport
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – A man who worked as a baggage handler at Singapore’s Changi Airport swapped tags on hundreds of bags, sending the luggage to the wrong destinations, the Straits Times newspaper reported.
Mexico rescuers work into night to save trapped girl as quake toll tops 230
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican rescuers on Wednesday labored for a second night amid the rubble to save possible survivors of the country’s most lethal earthquake in a generation, including a girl trapped under a school in Mexico City, as the death to…
Myanmar says security forces told to avoid collateral damage in Rakhine state
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar’s vice president told the United Nations on Wednesday that security forces in his country’s Rakhine State, from which hundreds of thousands of people have recently fled, have been instructed to take “full measures” to…
Palestinian President Abbas says peace closer with Trump engaged
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed optimism on Wednesday about reaching a peace agreement with Israel this year and said U.S. President Donald Trump’s commitment to the issue would help create the “deal of the century” i…
U.S. ‘strongly opposes’ Iraqi Kurdish independence vote: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States “strongly opposes” the planned independence referendum by Iraqi Kurds and urges Iraqi Kurdish leaders to engage in negotiations with the Baghdad government instead, the U.S. State Department said on Wednesday.
Togo security forces clash with protesters in north, killing boy
LOME (Reuters) – Security forces in Togo used batons, tear gas and live bullets against protesters seeking an end to President Faure Gnassingbe’s rule on Wednesday, killing a child and injuring several other people, according to Amnesty International.
Brazil Supreme Court sends new Temer graft charges to Congress
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A majority of the judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court voted on Wednesday to send new graft charges against President Michel Temer to the lower house of Congress, which must authorize any trial of a sitting president.
Hurricane Maria brings destruction, heavy floods to Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria, the strongest storm to strike Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years, carved a path of destruction through the U.S. territory on Wednesday, causing widespread flooding and knocking power out across the island …
Iran says it does not expect U.S. to leave nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iran said on Wednesday it did not expect the United States to abandon the Iranian nuclear deal as U.S. officials sent mixed signals on what they plan to do about the international accord.
