Peru opposition leader investigated in connection with Odebrecht
LIMA (Reuters) – The Peruvian attorney general’s office has opened a criminal probe into opposition leader Keiko Fujimori for allegedly laundering money for scandal-plagued Brazilian builder Odebrecht, Fujimori’s attorney said on Tuesday.
Venezuela to prosecute those supporting U.S. sanctions
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela will prosecute those who supported recent U.S. sanctions against the South American country, its Constituent Assembly, made up of government supporters, agreed on Tuesday.
U.S. bombers drill over Korean peninsula after latest North Korea launch
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – South Korean and Japanese jets joined exercises with two supersonic U.S. B-1B bombers above and near the Korean peninsula on Thursday, two days after North Korea sharply raised tension by firing a missile over Japan.
Guatemala top court sides with U.N. graft unit in fight with president
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s top court on Tuesday ruled definitively against President Jimmy Morales’ internationally criticized push to expel the head of a U.N.-backed anti-corruption unit probing his campaign financing.
Vietnam’s Facebook dissidents test the limits of Communist state
HANOI (Reuters) – “This isn’t like China,” says Vietnamese activist ‘Anh Chi’ at a noisy bar off one of the narrow streets of Hanoi’s Old Quarter. “They can’t shut Facebook down here.”
British princes mark anniversary of Diana’s death with garden visit
LONDON (Reuters) – Princes William and Harry paid a quiet tribute to their mother Princess Diana on Wednesday, a day before the 20th anniversary of her death that has reignited interest in one of the world’s most famous women.
Former Argentine President Fernandez barely won Senate primary: radio
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Former Argentina President Cristina Fernandez narrowly won an Aug. 13 primary vote for a Senate seat in Buenos Aires province by 0.2 percentage points, National Electoral Director Fernando Alvarez said on local radio on Tuesda…
PM May seeks to ease Japan’s Brexit fears during trade visit
LONDON/TOKYO (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will look to ease corporate Japan’s worries about Brexit during a three-day visit to the country from Wednesday focused on progress on a bilateral trade deal for when Britain leaves the Europe…
‘Gates of Hell’: Iraqi army says fighting near Tal Afar worse than Mosul
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi forces battling to retake the small town of al-‘Ayadiya where militants fleeing Tal Afar have entrenched themselves, saying on Tuesday the fighting is “multiple times worse” than the battle for Mosul’s old city.
London station evacuated briefly after small explosion caused by e-cigarette: police
LONDON (Reuters) – British police evacuated London’s Euston station on Tuesday after a small explosion, most probably caused by an e-cigarette in a bag, prompted a lock-down and sent dozens of armed officers racing to the scene.
