Brazil’s reform agenda boosted by swing right at polls
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A shift to the right in Brazil’s municipal elections should help President Michel Temer’s government enact unpopular legislation to curb public spending and avert a budgetary crisis after 13 years of profligate leftist governments….
Security Council nominates Portugal’s Guterres as U.N. chief
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Thursday unanimously nominated former Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Guterres to be the next Secretary-General, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for five …
German ruling parties agree steps towards greater pay equality
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s ruling coalition parties agreed on Thursday to rework a draft law on greater fairness in wages between the sexes, in a bid to ensure greater transparency by obliging employers to disclose their pay structures.
Colombian finance minister plays down volatility after peace vote
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Colombia’s finance minister on Thursday played down volatility in financial markets following the country’s rejection of a peace deal with Marxist FARC rebels, saying that investors understood the peace process would continue.
Indian police seek kingpins in tax scam aimed at Americans
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Americans were swindled out of tens of millions of dollars in an alleged tax scam that was run for about a year from call centers on the outskirts of Mumbai, a senior investigator said on Thursday, predicting more arrests on top of t…
Belgian charged with terror-related offences after stabbing police officers
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Prosecutors charged a Belgian man, who stabbed two police officers, with attempted terror-related murder and being part of a terrorist group on Thursday and detained his brother.
Syrian government forces seize half of rebel-held neighborhood in Aleppo: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces seized around half of a key opposition-held neighborhood in Aleppo on Thursday in a new advance against rebels, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitoring group said.
Iraq requests U.N. emergency meeting on Turkish troops in north
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq has requested an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to discuss the presence of Turkish troops on its territory as a dispute with Ankara escalates.
Exclusive: Dozens of Afghan troops AWOL from military training in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Forty-four Afghan troops visiting the United States for military training have gone missing in less than two years, presumably in an effort to live and work illegally in America, Pentagon officials said.
Pakistan parliament passes legislation against ‘honor killings’
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s parliament unanimously passed legislation against “honor killings” on Thursday, three months after the murder of an outspoken social media star.
