Myanmar to probe police over allegations of crimes against Rohingya
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar is to investigate whether police have committed abuses against Rohingya Muslims, the government has said, after officials promised that allegations of atrocities against members of the Muslim minority would be looked into.
Death of a businessman: How the Philippines drugs war was slowed
MANILA (Reuters) – When Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte summoned his security chiefs to an urgent meeting one Sunday night last month, his mind was already made up.
Ex-Philippine leader Ramos concerned about impunity, Duterte ‘unilateralism’
MANILA (Reuters) – A war on drugs in the Philippines has given rise to a culture of impunity and President Rodrigo Duterte is making too many policy decisions without consultation, according to former leader Fidel Ramos.
Few good options in Trump arsenal to counter defiant North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Despite his campaign vows to take a tougher line with North Korea, President Donald Trump’s restrained public reaction to Pyongyang’s first ballistic missile launch on his watch underscores that he has few good options to curb it…
Peru president asks Trump to consider deporting wanted ex-leader
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski said he asked U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday to consider deporting the Andean country’s fugitive ex-leader Alejandro Toledo, and thanked Israel for agreeing to deny him en…
Marchers across Mexico vent anger over Trump, and their own president
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters in more than a dozen Mexican cities took to the streets on Sunday to express their fierce opposition to U.S. President Donald Trump, portraying the new leader as a menace to both America and Mexico.
Peru president asks Trump to consider deporting wanted ex-leader
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski asked U.S. President Donald Trump in a phone call on Sunday to consider deporting the Andean country’s fugitive ex-president, Alejandro Toledo, Kuczynski said in a statement.
Sudanese police finds explosive material in apartment after blast
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese security forces have found explosive materials and foreign passports in an apartment they raided on Sunday after a small blast detonated in South Khartoum, the Interior Ministry said.
Some Brazil police break strike following wave of homicides
VITORIA, Brazil (Reuters) – More than 1,200 police broke an eight-day strike Sunday in a coastal Brazilian state that had seen a dramatic increase in homicides during the stoppage, but where the violence is now receding.
France’s Fillon faces further legal process in fake work probe: report
PARIS/SAINT DENIS DE LA REUNION (Reuters) – France’s financial prosecutor is likely to take further legal steps this week in its investigation into allegations of fake work by presidential candidate Francois Fillon’s wife, a newspaper reported on Sunda…
