South Korea says crashed North Korean drone a ‘grave provocation’
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s military said on Wednesday a drone found earlier this month on a mountain near the Demilitarized Zone border was confirmed to have been from North Korea and described it as a “grave provocation” that violated the Korean …
Philippines says Islamist militants withdraw from school, no casualties
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines military said Islamist militants who had holed up in a primary school in the south early on Wednesday with some civilians had retreated after a gunbattle with troops, and there were no casualties.
Brazilian police deliver graft investigation against Temer
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police on Tuesday delivered to a top court justice the bulk of their investigation into allegations that President Michel Temer took bribes in exchange for political favors doled out to the world’s largest meatpack…
Roving vans in Japan provide mobile banking, food from home for Brazilian community
OIZUMI, Japan (Reuters) – Japan’s nearly 200,000-strong Brazilian immigrant community live in pockets scattered across the middle of the country, clustered around auto parts factories or warehouses where they have jobs.
Nigerian man pleads guilty to taking part in global email scams
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Nigerian man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to taking part in email scams attempting to defraud thousands of victims around the world out of millions of dollars, U.S. prosecutors said.
UK PM May says will consult widely on Brexit, but Britain will leave EU
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday that her government was committed to leaving the European Union and would listen to others’ views while delivering a Brexit that commanded “maximum public support”.
Britain’s May promises to listen harder on Brexit: Queen’s Speech
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Wednesday to listen more closely to business concerns about Britain leaving the European Union as she set out a Brexit-focused government program, pared back to reflect her weakened authority.
Qatar says news agency hacking linked to states boycotting Doha
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar’s attorney general said on Tuesday his country has evidence that the hacking of Qatar’s state news agency was linked to countries that have severed ties with Doha.
‘You want war?’ Venezuela spars with rivals at OAS meeting
CANCUN, Mexico (Reuters) – Governments from across the Americas chastised Venezuela’s socialist leadership on Tuesday for its handling of a political and economic crisis, prompting the OPEC nation’s foreign minister to call the critics “lapdogs of impe…
London community shows solidarity after van attack on Muslims
LONDON (Reuters) – Around 200 people of all faiths gathered in front of London’s Finsbury Park Mosque on Tuesday to show solidarity after a van plowed into worshippers in a suspected attack on a Muslim prayer-gathering during Ramadan.
