Suu Kyi’s party wins nearly half of Myanmar by-elections
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s party won nearly half of the seats contested in by-elections on Sunday, the first vote since it swept to power a year ago and an early indication of support for her administration amid increased figh…
Australia bolsters security checks for flights from Middle East
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will conduct additional security checks on passengers flying directly from Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East to prevent security threats.
As French election race tightens, Macron defies National Front
MARSEILLE/BIGUGLIA, France (Reuters) – France’s centrist presidential contender Emmanuel Macron singled out the far-right National Front as his chief rival on Saturday, vowing to win the first round on April 23 as a new poll showed the election race ge…
Peru prosecutors open graft probe into ex-leader Garcia: source
LIMA (Reuters) – Public prosecutors in Peru have opened a preliminary probe into the country’s former President Alan Garcia as part of a far-reaching inquiry into bribes that Brazilian builder Odebrecht SA has acknowledged distributing to win local con…
Paraguay rioters set fire to Congress after Senate re-election vote
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Protesters stormed and set fire to Paraguay’s Congress on Friday after the Senate secretly voted for a constitutional amendment that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election.
Air strikes hit hospital in Syria’s Hama last week: MSF
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes struck a hospital in western Syria last week, killing two people, and there is evidence chemical weapons were used, Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) said on Friday.
Italy wins G7 backing for U.N. peacekeeping force for culture
ROME (Reuters) – The G7 group of rich nations committed on Friday to pursuing the creation of a U.N. peacekeeping force to protect world heritage sites from destruction in conflict and combating the trafficking of plundered treasures.
U.N. special envoy warns against military operation on Yemen port
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United Nations does not advocate a military operation in and around Yemen’s Hodeidah port where more than 70 percent of Yemen’s food imports and humanitarian aid is delivered, the U.N. special envoy to Yemen said on Friday.
Trump seeks to ‘reboot’ U.S. relationship with Egypt in Monday talks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump will seek to rebuild the U.S. relationship with Egypt at a Monday meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi focused on security issues and military aid, a senior White House official said on Frid…
In Lebanese town, mounting trash shows strain of refugees
BAR ELIAS, LEBANON (Reuters) – At the entrance of a rural town in Lebanon’s Bekaa valley, a blue sign says “Welcome to Bar Elias, population 50,000” but in the past six years, that number has more than doubled with Syrians seeking shelter from the war …
