Guatemala Congress says it will withdraw contested graft reforms
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress announced on Thursday that it will withdraw controversial reforms that critics had described as a serious setback in the country’s fight against political corruption.
Saviors or profiteers? Bangladesh fishermen rescue Rohingya, for a price
SHAMLAPUR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – For tens of thousands of Rohingya Muslims, an informal fleet of small wooden fishing boats has meant deliverance from what they say is an indiscriminate assault on their villages by the Myanmar army.
U.S. nuclear commander says assuming North Korea tested hydrogen bomb
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (Reuters) – The U.S. general who oversees America’s nuclear forces said on Thursday he was making the assumption that North Korea did in fact test a hydrogen bomb on Sept. 3, crossing a key threshold in its weapons developme…
Latin American nations seek Venezuela crisis mediation
SANTO DOMINGO/CARACAS (Reuters) – Various Latin American nations will join an attempt to mediate Venezuela’s political crisis in new talks later this month, the president of the Dominican Republic said on Thursday.
North Korea fires missile over Japan that lands far out in the Pacific
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea fired a missile that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean on Friday, South Korean and Japanese officials said, further ratcheting up tensions after Pyongyang’s recent test of its most po…
North Korea fires missile over Japan, lands far out in the Pacific
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea fired a missile on Friday that flew over Japan’s northern Hokkaido far out into the Pacific Ocean, South Korean and Japanese officials said, further ratcheting up tensions after Pyongyang’s recent test of a powerful …
Hurricane Max makes landfall on Mexico’s touristy Pacific coast
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Hurricane Max, a Category 1 hurricane, touched down on Mexico’s west coast on Thursday, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said, bearing down on a region popular with tourists that includes resorts like Acapulco, Zihuatanejo and…
Brazil’s Temer faces new graft charges over JBS testimony
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged with obstruction of justice and racketeering on Thursday, according to a statement posted on the prosecutor general’s office website, threatening to delay the government’s economic refor…
Venezuela’s feuding sides in Dominican Republic for mediation bid
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – Venezuelan government and opposition representatives spent a second day on Thursday at meetings in the Dominican Republic for another foreign-led attempt to end a bitter political crisis.
Brazilian President Temer faces new corruption charges
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer was charged on Thursday with obstruction of justice and racketeering, the office of the prosecutor general said in a statement on its website. It will now be up to the lower house of Congress to vot…
