Australian PM almost certain victor in election but no celebration
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull looked almost certain to retain power after a bruising national election as key independent lawmakers pledged support and marathon vote counting in close-run electorates leaned in his favor …
Obama says confident Britain will have orderly Brexit transition: FT
LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he was confident that Britain and the European Union would be able to agree an orderly transition to a new relationship after last month’s Brexit vote.
Candlelit vigil held in Rome to honor U.S. student found dead
ROME (Reuters) – Professors and students took part in a candlelit vigil at a Rome church on Thursday for American student Beau Solomon, who police suspect was murdered.
China jails ‘Xinjiang sage’ connected to former security chief
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in central China on Friday jailed for seven years on corruption charges a man identified by Chinese media as a fortune teller and healer connected to China’s disgraced former public security chief Zhou Yongkang.
Australia pledges extra $300 million for Afghan security forces
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will pay an extra $300 million to help develop Afghanistan’s security forces, the government said on Friday ahead of a NATO leaders’ summit in Warsaw, where tenuous security in Afghanistan will be a central discussion topi…
Bantu the gorilla dies from cardiac arrest in Mexico City zoo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Bantu, a 220-kilogram (485-lb) endangered gorilla who lived in the Mexico City zoo, has died after going into cardiac arrest when he was sedated in order to be moved to another zoo to try to mate, city authorities said on Thursd…
Brazil police launch probe into Panama’s FPB Bank
CURITIBA, Brazil (Reuters) – Brazilian police seized documents and questioned suspects on Thursday to investigate Panama’s FPB Bank which allegedly worked with the “Panama Papers” law firm to spirit money out of Brazil connected to corruption at state-…
At least 35 killed in attack on Shi’ite mausoleum north of Baghdad
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State claimed a triple suicide attack on Thursday evening near a Shi’ite mausoleum north of Baghdad, which killed at least 35 people and wounded 60 others, according to Iraqi security sources.
Blast injures 25 on Taiwanese passenger train
TAIPEI (Reuters) – A suspected pipe bomb injured 25 people on a passenger train in the Taiwanese capital late on Thursday, officials said.
Syrian army fire cuts only road into rebel-held Aleppo
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government forces took a step toward completely encircling rebel-held parts of Aleppo on Thursday, capturing ground overlooking the only road into the opposition half of the city and effectively putting those areas under siege…
