Brazil’s leftist opposition seek Temer probe, impeachment
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Leftist opponents of Brazil’s President Michel Temer sought on Monday to have him investigated and impeached for his alleged role in pressuring a former culture minister to approve a property development.
Ecuador prosecutor sees no quick embassy exit for Assange
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador’s prosecutor said on Monday it does not see a quick way out for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been holed up in the country’s embassy in Britain for four years.
Canadian fighter pilot killed in jet crash: military
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – A Canadian CF-18 fighter pilot was killed on Monday when his single-seat jet crashed in a training area near Cold Lake, Alberta, the country’s military said.
National Front gears up for risky campaign against ‘French Thatcher’
PARIS (Reuters) – Depending on who you ask, center-right presidential nominee Francois Fillon is either the perfect candidate to defeat the National Front, or the man whose economic radicalism will let France’s far right pose as protector of working cl…
Islamic State arrests shopkeepers for hiking prices in nearly besieged Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State has arrested dozens of Mosul shop owners accused of raising food prices in the nearly besieged city, to tamp down discontent as a U.S.-backed offensive closes in on the group’s last major stronghold in Iraq, reside…
Half of population in Central African Republic need aid: U.N.
DAKAR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Nearly half of the population in war-torn Central African Republic – more than two million people – need humanitarian aid despite progress in stabilizing the country since it plunged into chaos in 2013, a United Nat…
Yemen’s Houthis form government in setback to peace process
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s armed Houthi movement and its political allies formed a new government on Monday, the Houthi-run state news agency Saba reported, in what appeared a blow to U.N.-backed efforts to end 20 months of war in the country.
Philippines’ Duterte calls Western threats of ICC indictment hypocritical
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday hit out at what he called “bullshit” Western threats to seek his indictment by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over his role in a bloody crackdown on drugs.
How a rebel Myanmar tin mine may up-end a global supply chain
YANGON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – From a remote corner of northeastern Myanmar, an insurgent army sells tin ore to suppliers of some of the world’s largest consumer companies.
French conservatives back Fillon for president, Left flounders
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s center-right rallied behind free market reformist Francois Fillon as its candidate for president on Monday after a snap opinion poll showed him clear favorite to beat far-right leader Marine Le Pen in an election showdown nex…
