Suu Kyi silence on Myanmar ethnic cleansing charge draws cool response
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday condemned rights abuses in Rakhine state and said violators would be punished, but she did not address U.N. accusations of ethnic cleansing, drawing cool internati…
Strong quake near Mexico City kills more than 138
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 138 people died when a powerful earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers scoured frantically under the rubble of ruins for survivor…
Australian PM says first asylum-seekers to be resettled in U.S. under swap deal
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Wednesday the first group of about 50 men and woman held in two controversial detention centers for asylum-seekers on remote Pacific islands will be resettled in the United States wi…
Iran nuclear deal must change if U.S. to stay: Tillerson
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Iran nuclear deal must be changed if the United States is to remain in it, the top U.S. diplomat said on Tuesday, suggesting its key limits on the Iranian nuclear program must be extended.
More than 100 dead in major earthquake near Mexico City
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A major earthquake of magnitude 7.1 struck central Mexico on Tuesday, killing at least 119 people in several states and toppling buildings in the heavily populated capital where rescuers searched frantically for survivors under …
Nigerian air force deploys aircraft to restive southeast
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s air force on Tuesday said it was deploying aircraft to the southeast of the country where unrest related to a campaign for secession has escalated in an area formerly known as Biafra.
Hurricane Maria bears down on St. Croix, Puerto Rico after trashing Dominica
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (Reuters) – Hurricane Maria, the second maximum-strength storm to hit the Caribbean this month, killed at least one person in Guadeloupe and menacingly neared the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico on Tuesday after devastating the tin…
At U.N., Trump’s tough talk opens door for Macron’s diplomacy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron cast himself as the antithesis of Donald Trump at the United Nations on Tuesday, a position that could enable him to play the honest broker in international conflicts.
Leaders clash at U.N. over Iran’s regional activism, nuclear deal
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Western leaders clashed on Tuesday over how to stop what they view as destabilizing behavior by Iran as the United States and Israel denounced an international nuclear accord with Tehran while France defended it.
Suu Kyi silence on Myanmar ethnic cleansing charge draws cool response
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi on Tuesday condemned rights abuses in Rakhine state and said violators would be punished, but she did not address U.N. accusations of ethnic cleansing, drawing cool internati…
