Two inmates killed in Mexican prison riot, 13 injured
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Two inmates were killed and 13 injured during a prison riot in northern Mexico, the government of the state of Nuevo Leon said on Tuesday, the second fatal security breach within a week in the country’s troubled prison system.
Floods in Peru threaten to sweep away rich archaeological legacy – explorer
LIMA (Reuters) – Extreme floods wreaking havoc in Peru are also threatening the South American country’s rich archeological heritage and the tourism that thrives on it, a Peruvian archaeologist said on Tuesday.
Strong quake of 6.9 magnitude hits Russia’s far east: USGS
(Reuters) – An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.9 struck near Komandorskiye Ostrava in Russia’s far east on Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
China says Taiwan man investigated for harming national security
BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) – A Taiwan man who had gone missing in China is being investigated on suspicion of harming national security, China’s government said on Wednesday, in a case that has caused alarm on the self-ruled and democratic island Beijing…
Former Mexican ruling party governor wanted over embezzlement
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican judge has issued an arrest warrant for a former state governor from President Enrique Pena Nieto’s ruling party on suspicion of embezzlement, the government of the northern border state of Chihuahua said on Tuesday.
Army assesses damage after storm ‘absolutely smashes’ north Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Cyclone Debbie wrought widespread but moderate damage in Australia’s northeast, authorities said on Wednesday, as flooding rain and fallen trees slowed troops and emergency workers reaching the worst-hit areas.
Paraguay Congress wrestles again with presidential re-election law
ASUNCION (Reuters) – Security forces surrounded Paraguay’s Congress on Tuesday while lawmakers argued over a possible change in law that would allow President Horacio Cartes to run for re-election, a move that the opposition says would weaken democrati…
Boeing airliner catches fire in Peru, no serious injuries reported
LIMA (Reuters) – A Boeing jet operated by Peruvian Airlines caught fire on Tuesday while landing at an airport near the Andean town of Jauja in central Peru after it swerved on the runway, but there were no serious injuries, a government minister said….
U.N. picks former U.S. state governor to run World Food Programme
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has appointed former South Carolina Governor David Beasley to run the Rome-based World Food Programme (WFP), at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump has proposed slashing funding for t…
Exclusive: Afghans plan to double special forces from 17,000 as threats grow – sources
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan plans to double the number of elite special forces from 17,000 troops, officials said, part of a long-term strategy to bolster units stretched and exhausted by persistent attacks from Taliban insurgents and other Islamist …
