PNG police return to evict asylum-seekers from Australian-run camp
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Papua New Guinean police returned to a shuttered Australian-run detention complex early on Friday, marking the second day of a major operation to clear out more than 300 asylum-seekers refusing to leave, two of the men told Reuters.
Peru’s prime minister skeptical about bill to expand anti-graft rules
LIMA (Reuters) – The government of Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski will likely object to a bill passed by Congress that aims to expand new anti-graft restrictions to Grana y Montero and other local partners of Brazilian builder Odebrecht [ODBE…
Mnangagwa the “Crocodile” to be sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president
HARARE (Reuters) – Emmerson Mnangagwa will cap a stunning political comeback when he is sworn in as Zimbabwe’s president on Friday, bringing the final curtain down on the 37-year rule of Robert Mugabe.
U.S., South Korea to hold joint air force drill in early December
SEOUL (Reuters) – The air forces of South Korea and the United States are scheduled to hold a regular joint drill next month, deploying six F-22 Raptor stealth fighters in the exercise, a South Korean defense ministry official said on Friday.
Party backing Irish government calls for deputy prime minister to resign
DUBLIN (Reuters) – The party propping up the Irish government called on Thursday for the deputy prime minister to resign over her handling of a legal case involving a police whistleblower, a move that raises questions about the future of the government…
FARC dissidents face full force of Colombia military: president
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Former Marxist FARC rebels who have chosen to join drug trafficking gangs instead of demobilizing will face the full power of Colombia’s military, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday, amid worries gangs will stymie security…
Fair elections in Poland at risk from ruling party bill, opposition says
WARSAW (Reuters) – A bill sponsored by Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party will undermine the fairness of elections, opposition deputies said in parliament on Thursday.
Guatemala prosecutors raid Millicom offices in graft probe
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s attorney general and a United Nations-backed commission against impunity in Guatemala searched the offices of Millicom International Cellular’s local unit on Thursday as part of a corruption investigation.
EY says cooperating with authorities in Italy probe
MILAN (Reuters) – Accounting firm EY said on Thursday it was cooperating with Milan magistrates in an investigation into whether one of its former employees in Italy had sold it confidential government information.
Journalists detained by Uganda charged with treason, police say
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Eight managers and editors of a daily newspaper arrested this week have been charged with treason, Ugandan police said on Thursday.
