North Korea fires four missiles toward Japan, angering Tokyo and South Korea
SEOUL/TOKYO (Reuters) – North Korea fired four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan’s northwest coast on Monday, angering South Korea and Japan, days after it promised retaliation over U.S.-South Korea military drills it sees as preparation for wa…
Nearly 1,300 rescued migrants arrive in Sicily over weekend
CATANIA, Italy (Reuters) – Almost 1,300 migrants arrived in Sicily on rescue ships over the weekend after crossing the Mediterranean, while a 16-year-old boy died on one of the ships, Italy’s Coast Guard said.
Brazil mining reform bills may go to Congress in weeks: minister
TORONTO (Reuters) – Bills to reform Brazil’s mining industry are expected to go before Congress in late March or early April and could be enacted by 110 days after that, the country’s mines and energy minister said in an interview on Sunday.
Brazil prosecutor plans to investigate ministers, senators for graft: source
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s top prosecutor will seek authorization from the Supreme Court as soon as this week to investigate senior ministers in President Michel Temer’s Cabinet and senators from his PMDB party for corruption, a source fam…
British father of two shot dead at Kenyan ranch
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A British man was shot dead in northern Kenya on Sunday at a private ranch in the Laikipia area, two of the man’s neighbors said, and a legislator warned that local politicians were stoking violence as elections approach.
Odebrecht could abandon all projects in Peru within six months: Kuczynski
LIMA (Reuters) – Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, which has admitted to paying bribes in 12 Latin American countries, can leave behind all its ongoing projects in Peru within six months, the Andean country’s president said in an interview publ…
East Libyan forces resume strikes against rivals near oil ports
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – East Libyan forces resumed air strikes against rival factions on Sunday as they tried to push them back from positions around the major oil terminals of Es Sider and Ras Lanuf, a military spokesman said.
Bahrain advances military trials for suspected militants
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s top government advisory body passed a constitutional amendment allowing suspected militants to be tried in military courts on Sunday, state news agency BNA reported, in a move criticized by activists.
Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey says aircraft was shot down -Anadolu Agency
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Syrian pilot whose plane crashed in Turkey on Saturday said in an initial statement to Turkish authorities that his aircraft was shot down on its way to strike rural areas near Idlib, which is in northern Syria, state-run Anadolu a…
Iran indicts nuclear negotiator, holds Iranian-American on fraud charges
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has indicted a member of its nuclear negotiating team who was arrested last year on suspicion of spying, and detained an Iranian-American on charges of defrauding people under the guise of helping them emigrate, the Iranian judic…
