U.N. says still determining if Myanmar crisis is genocide
GENEVA (Reuters) – The United Nations has yet to determine whether violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar meets the legal definition of genocide, Jyoti Sanghera, Asia Pacific chief at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights said on W…
One dead at protest against extending Ugandan president’s rule
KAMPALA (Reuters) – At least one person died as police fired bullets and teargas to disperse a crowd of opposition supporters rallying on Wednesday against plans to extend Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni’s rule.
‘Russia’s version of Paris Hilton’ announces presidential bid
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak said on Wednesday she planned to run in next year’s presidential election, offering liberal voters unhappy with President Vladimir Putin’s rule someone to back, though she has little prospect of …
U.S. says holds Myanmar military leaders accountable in Rohingya crisis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Wednesday the United States held Myanmar’s military leadership responsible for its harsh crackdown on the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Zimbabwe First Lady sues in dispute over $1.35 million ring: state media
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s wife Grace has sued a Belgium-based businessman for failing to deliver a $1.35 million ring she ordered for a wedding anniversary, state media reported on Wednesday.
Argentine mid-term campaign pauses after body found in Patagonia
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Major parties running in Sunday’s mid-term congressional election in Argentina suspended their campaigns on Wednesday after a body, thought to be that a young protester who went missing more than two months ago, was found in a …
Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak announces presidential bid
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian TV personality Ksenia Sobchak said on Wednesday she planned to run in a presidential election next year, offering liberal voters unhappy with Kremlin rule someone to get behind, but will little prospect she will win.
‘Fake news!’: Ireland rebukes Trump over corporate tax claim
DUBLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s assertion that he had heard Ireland was going to cut its already low corporate tax rate is “fake news”, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Wednesday.
EU’s Tusk proposes opening internal preparations of next phase of Brexit talks
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Council President Donald Tusk on Wednesday noted promising progress in Brexit talks and said he would propose to 27 EU leaders to open internal preparations for the second phase of negotiations about ties between London an…
U.S., Russia set for likely U.N. row over Syria toxic gas inquiry
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States said on Wednesday it would push the United Nations Security Council to renew within days an international inquiry into who is to blame for chemical weapons attacks in Syria, setting the stage for a likely sh…
