Brazil’s Espirito Santo state says reaches deal to end police strike
VITORIA, Brazil (Reuters) – Authorities in the Brazilian state of Espirito Santo on Friday said they had reached a deal to end a week-long police strike that has sparked violent anarchy and left more than 120 people dead.
Trump to Iran’s Rouhani: Better be careful
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Iran President Hassan Rouhani “better be careful” after Rouhani was quoted as saying that anyone who speaks to Iranians with threats would regret it.
After daring voyage to U.S., Haitians’ dreams end in deportation
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – John Stevens Val borrowed $3,000 from friends and family and trekked through 10 countries to make his way to the United States, where he hoped life would be better than in Haiti, his impoverished homeland.
Paraguay gives remains of military dictatorship victims to families
ASUNCION (Reuters) – The remains of four people killed during Paraguay’s 1954-1989 military dictatorship were given to their families on Friday in an emotional ceremony that was the first of its kind.
Brazil’s former richest man to stand trial on corruption charges
SAO PAULO/RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s one-time richest man Eike Batista will stand trial on corruption charges along with an ex-Rio de Janeiro governor who allegedly took millions in bribes from the former billionaire.
U.S. strike in Iraq targets Islamic State militant from France
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. military said on Friday it targeted senior Islamic State militant Rachid Kassim, who Reuters has previously reported to be a French national, in a strike by the U.S.-led coalition near the city of Mosul in the past 72 ho…
Brazil judge approves promotion of Temer ally with legal caveat
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A Brazilian judge on Friday reinstated the nomination of a top ally of President Michel Temer to a ministerial post, but ruled he could not receive the legal protections other high-ranking politicians enjoy.
Stampede at Angolan stadium kills 17, injures scores
LUANDA (Reuters) – At least 17 people died and scores were injured in a stampede at an Angolan football match on Friday when hundreds of supporters stormed the stadium gates, a medical official said.
Libya mayors say Europe’s migration crisis should not be dumped on them
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Mayors from Libya’s desert south to its northern shores fear a deal between Tripoli and Rome to fund migrant holding centers in this north African country will simply shift Europe’s migration crisis onto Libyan soil.
Peru asks world to help find fugitive ex-president Toledo
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru asked for international help in finding former president Alejandro Toledo, wanted in connection with a far-reaching bribery probe, saying on Friday that he was likely now in San Francisco and may try to flee to Israel.
