Former Catalan cabinet members to appear before Supreme Court
MADRID (Reuters) – Eight former Catalan cabinet members currently in custody awaiting trial will appear before the Supreme Court on Friday, after requesting their release ahead of a regional election Dec. 21 in the wake of a disputed independence refer…
Honduran vote count enters fifth day with protests escalating
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras moved into a fifth day of political limbo on Friday, with a long-delayed presidential vote count that has sparked unrest amid opposition accusations of electoral fraud likely to take up to two more days before yielding …
Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa names senior military officials to cabinet posts
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s new president, Emmerson Mnangagwa, appointed senior military officials to top posts in his new cabinet and chose a veteran cabinet minister to head the finance ministry.
Pope ordains priests in Bangladesh ahead of meeting with Rohingya
DHAKA (Reuters) – Pope Francis celebrated a huge outdoor Mass on Friday to ordain new priests from Bangladesh on his first full day in the country where he is due to meet Muslim Rohingya refugees from Myanmar later in the day.
Killing of Mexican prosecutor of crimes against women sparks outcry
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The European Union on Thursday condemned the killing of a female Mexican prosecutor who specialized in violence against women, as the country grapples with its worst murder rate in two decades, including a spate of attacks on ri…
Kim Jong Nam had nerve agent antidote in bag, Malaysian court told
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Kim Jong Nam, the murdered half-brother of North Korea’s leader, had a dozen vials of antidote for lethal nerve agent VX in his sling bag on the day he was poisoned, a Malaysian court was told this week.
Honduran protesters, police clash in growing election crisis
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran police fired tear gas at rock-hurling protesters on Thursday after a contentious presidential election that looks set to drag on for two more days without a clear winner, deepening the political crisis in the Central Am…
Japan panel firms up April 30, 2019 as date for emperor’s abdication: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – A special panel chaired by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has agreed that the date of Emperor Akihito’s planned abdication – the first by a Japanese monarch in about two centuries – should be on April 30, 2019, national broadcaster NHK rep…
Trump weighs recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital: officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is considering recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move that could upend decades of American policy and ratchet up Middle East tensions, but is expected to again delay his campaign promise to mo…
Special panel meets to discuss Japan Emperor Akihito’s abdication date
TOKYO (Reuters) – A special panel meets on Friday to discuss the date for Emperor Akihito’s planned abdication – the first by a Japanese monarch in about two centuries – clearing the way for the government to formally decide when the octogenarian emper…
