Myanmar’s Suu Kyi denies going ‘soft’ on military
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi has rejected a suggestion she is soft on the military, which the United Nations has accused of ethnic cleansing, saying her relationship with the generals was normal and her objective was national reco…
Strong quake near Mexico City kills at least 149
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 149 people died when a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers scoured frantically under the rubble of ruins for survivor…
China’s Xi demands ‘strong hands’ to maintain stability ahead of Congress
BEIJING (Reuters) – Stability is an absolute principle that needs to be dealt with using “strong hands”, Chinese President Xi Jinping has told security officials ahead of next month’s key Congress of the ruling Communist Party.
Cuba calls Trump’s U.N. address ‘unacceptable and meddling’
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba on Tuesday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest comments about the island as “disrespectful, unacceptable and meddling,” while reiterating it was not involved in the alleged incidents that had harmed U.S. diplomats in Ha…
Argentina’s Macri deploys popular governor against Fernandez
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Mauricio Macri’s main bulwark against a comeback by his populist predecessor, Cristina Fernandez, in October’s legislative elections is someone whose name is not even on the ballot.
Suu Kyi silence on Myanmar ethnic cleansing charge draws cool response
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday condemned rights abuses in Rakhine state and said violators would be punished, but she did not address U.N. accusations of ethnic cleansing, drawing cool internati…
Strong quake near Mexico City kills more than 138
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 138 people died when a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers scoured frantically under the rubble of ruins for survivor…
Australian PM says first asylum-seekers to be resettled in U.S. under swap deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday the first group of about 50 men and woman held in two controversial detention centers for asylum-seekers on remote Pacific islands will be resettled in the United States wi…
Iran nuclear deal must change if U.S. to stay: Tillerson
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Iran nuclear deal must be changed if the United States is to remain in it, the top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, suggesting its key limits on the Iranian nuclear program must be extended.
More than 100 dead in major earthquake near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 119 people in several states and toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers searched frantically for survivors under …
