At least four dead in mall fire in Peru before global summit
LIMA (Reuters) – At least four people died in a fire in a movie theater at a popular seaside mall in Lima on Wednesday, authorities said, ahead of a global summit bringing together presidents from the United States, Russia, China and Japan this week.
Navy ships out New Zealand quake survivors
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (Reuters) – Hundreds of survivors stranded by a huge earthquake that struck central New Zealand three days ago reached Christchurch by a naval ship early on Thursday, as engineers in the capital Wellington assessed the state o…
Ahead of Trump meeting, Abe told not to take campaign rhetoric literally
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will seek reassurances from U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on U.S.-Japan ties on Thursday and a senior adviser to Abe said he had been told that campaign remarks calling the alliance into que…
Erdogan says Turkish-backed rebels close to taking Syria’s al Bab
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey-backed rebels are just 2 km (1.25 miles) from the northern Syrian city of al Bab and are expected to take it from Islamic State quickly despite some resistance, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday.
Obama lands in Berlin for farewell visit to closest ally Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama arrived in Berlin on Wednesday to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel, with whom he has forged a close transatlantic alliance during eight years in office that President-elect Donald Trump may now call in…
Macron launches French presidential bid as polls show tight race
PARIS (Reuters) – Former economy minister Emmanuel Macron launched his bid for the French presidency on Wednesday, a move likely to take votes from mainstream candidates in a tight race that promises a strong turnout for far-right leader Marine Le Pen….
Exclusive: Central America to seek Mexico’s support after Trump win
GUATEMALA CITY/SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have agreed to join forces and seek support from Mexico to forge a joint strategy in response to Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidency, El Salvador’s foreign minister told R…
Merkel expected to say on Sunday if she’ll run for office in 2017: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to announce on Sunday whether she will run for a fourth term in next year’s federal election, the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland media group said on Wednesday.
After abuse as a girl, U.N. albinism expert aims to end ritual murders
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Ikponwosa Ero was five years old, she couldn’t walk down the street in Nigeria without being abused for having albinism — a lack of pigmentation in the skin, hair and eyes.
Rio de Janeiro tense amid demonstrations, ex-governor’s arrest
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Police on Wednesday arrested a controversial former governor in Rio de Janeiro as part of an ongoing investigation into voter fraud during recent municipal elections.
