Central Americans surge north, hoping to reach U.S. before Trump inauguration
TEGUCIGALPA/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Central American countries warned on Thursday that large numbers of migrants have fled their poor, violent homes since Donald Trump’s surprise election win, hoping to reach the United States before he takes office…
Wildfires tear across drought-stricken parts of Peru
LIMA (Reuters) – Wildfires have torn through more than 22,000 hectares (54,363 acres) of forest, protected areas and farmland in drought-stricken parts of Peru as the Andean country suffers one of its driest periods in years, authorities said on Thursd…
New Zealand looks offshore for workers to rebuild after quake
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand is looking offshore for hundreds of workers to rebuild roads, railways and buildings after this month’s earthquake amid a shortage of local workers in an overstretched construction industry.
IBM ‘failed’ on Australia’s census: Australian PM
SYDNEY (Reuters) – International Business Machines Corp failed in its handling of the A$10 million ($7.4 million) IT contract for Australia’s first predominantly online census, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Friday.
France’s Fillon found ‘more convincing’ than Juppe in final primary debate: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – An assertive Francois Fillon told French voters on Thursday that rival Alain Juppe “does not really want to change things,” in a debate a flash poll showed Fillon winning, days before a vote to decide which one will run in the 2017 pr…
Germany, 15 other countries press for arms control deal with Russia
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fifteen European countries have joined Germany in its push for a new arms control agreement with Moscow, saying more dialogue is needed to prevent an arms race in Europe after Russia’s actions in Crimea and eastern Ukraine, a German …
U.N. envoy sees continued U.S. work to end Syria war
BERLIN (Reuters) – The U.N. Special Envoy for Syria on Thursday said U.S. President Barack Obama could well keep working until his last day in office to end the war in Syria, and Russia did not want to be held responsible for the demolition of eastern …
Magnitude 7 offshore quake shakes Central America, no damage seen
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A strong earthquake off the Pacific Coast of Central America shook the region on Thursday just as a hurricane barreled into the Caribbean coasts of Nicaragua and Costa Rica, but there were no immediate reports of any quake dama…
EU lawmakers urge halt to Turkey EU membership talks
STRASBOURG (Reuters) – European Union lawmakers called on Thursday for a temporary halt to EU membership talks with Turkey because of Ankara’s “disproportionate” reaction to July’s failed coup, although EU governments are unlikely to take heed.
‘White Helmets’ say Aleppo residents 10 days from starvation
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – The inhabitants of besieged rebel-held eastern Aleppo have fewer than ten days to receive aid or face starvation and death from a lack of medical supplies, the head of the Syria Civil Defence, or “White Helmets”, said on Thursday….
