Number of missing people in Mexico rises to 30,000 by end-2016
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The number of people in Mexico disappearing under suspicious circumstances, often related to drug violence, rose to 30,000 by the end of 2016, the National Human Rights Commission said on Thursday.
New Zealand begins clean-up as Cyclone Debbie floodwaters peak
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand began a major clean-up operation on Friday after heavy rain and floodwaters from the tail end of Cyclone Debbie swamped towns in the North Island and caused landslips that blocked roads.
Chilean presidential candidate outlines electric transport policy
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean presidential candidate Alejandro Guillier would, if elected, aim to shift the country toward public transport networks that run on electricity, he told a gathering of journalists on Thursday.
Russia warns of serious consequences from U.S. strike in Syria
UNITED NATIONS/MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia warned on Friday that U.S. cruise missile strikes on a Syrian air base could have “extremely serious” consequences, as President Donald Trump’s first major foray into a foreign conflict opened up a rift b…
Roadside bomb kills 10 in Somalia, Islamists deny responsibility
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed 10 people in a minibus in southern Somalia on Thursday, a military officer and residents said, blaming Islamist militants who denied planting the device.
Exclusive: Court must weigh Brazil’s plight in Temer ruling – incoming judge
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top electoral court must consider the country’s plight when deciding a case accusing President Michel Temer of illegal campaign funding, an incoming justice said, suggesting the tribunal should avoid pitching the nation de…
China fighter plane spotted on South China Sea island: think tank
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Chinese fighter plane has been spotted on a Chinese-held island in the South China Sea, the first such sighting in a year and the first since U.S. President Trump took office, a U.S. think tank reported on Thursday.
Mexico urges respect from U.S. for 2018 presidential election
(Reuters) – U.S. officials should be respectful of the Mexican 2018 presidential election, Mexico’s foreign minister said on Thursday, after a top U.S. security official suggested a win by a leftist candidate would be bad for both nations.
Canada police arrest U.S. man after ‘mock’ bomb found on Chicago-bound plane
TORONTO (Reuters) – A 58-year-old American man was arrested after airport officials found a “mock improvised explosive device” in a suitcase on a United Airlines flight bound for Chicago, Canadian police said on Thursday.
U.S.-educated Islamic State propagandist killed in Syria
CAIRO (Reuters) – A U.S.-Syrian Islamic State militant who helped run an online media campaign disseminating jihadist material to sympathizers around the world from its self-declared caliphate has been killed in Syria, the group said.
