France renews half of senate in test for Macron
PARIS (Reuters) – France on Sunday renews half of its senators’ seats, in a vote that is important for President Emmanuel Macron’s reform plans and will be a test of his declining popularity, just four months after his election in May.
U.N. medics see evidence of rape in Myanmar army ‘cleansing’ campaign
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Doctors treating some of the 429,000 Rohingya Muslims who have fled to Bangladesh from Myanmar in recent weeks have seen dozens of women with injuries consistent with violent sexual attacks, U.N. clinicians and other…
Car bomber attacks foreign convoy in Afghanistan, five wounded
KABUL (Reuters) – A Danish convoy belonging to the NATO-led Resolute Support mission in Afghanistan was attacked by a car bomber in the west of the capital Kabul on Sunday, injuring five civilians, Afghan security officials said.
Australian Hindus protest meat advertisement featuring Lord Ganesha
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Hundreds of people attended rallies in Australia’s major cities on Sunday to protest an advertisement the Indian community described as “highly insulting” in its depiction of the Hindu deity Lord Ganesha.
Hopes for Mexico quake survivors dim as search enters sixth day
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Emergency workers searched by floodlight in smashed buildings for survivors of Mexico’s deadliest earthquake in 32 years amid fading rescue prospects, five nights after the disaster and as President Enrique Pena Nieto urged Mexi…
Deadly aftershock, volcanic ash spread alarm in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.2 aftershock that shook Mexico on Saturday was blamed for five deaths, spreading fear among anxious residents reeling from a string of natural disasters and interrupting the search for survivors from a bigger tremo…
Auditor says he was forced to quit Vatican after finding irregularities
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican’s first auditor-general, who resigned without explanation in June, has broken his silence, saying he was forced to step down with trumped-up accusations after discovering evidence of possible illegal activity.
New Zealand’s ruling party ahead after poll but kingmaker in no rush to decide
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The leaders of New Zealand’s main parties prepared on Sunday to start talks with Winston Peters, the leader of a nationalist party who emerged as kingmaker after an inconclusive general election, but Peters indicated he was in no…
Thai junta leader, backers fuel suspicions of plans to stay in power
By Panarat Thepgumpanat, Patpicha Tanakasempipat and Panu Wongcha-um
Latest deadly quake, volcanic ash spread alarm in Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A magnitude 6.2 earthquake that shook Mexico on Saturday was blamed for five deaths, spreading fear among a population reeling from multiple natural disasters and interrupting the search for survivors from a bigger tremor earlie…
