Brazil tourism minister resigns as Temer link to graft scandal
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s tourism minister resigned on Thursday, less than two months before the country hosts the Olympics, as the government of interim President Michel Temer lost its third minister in a month to a sweeping graft probe of state o…
Argentina’s Macri stamps out symbols of leftist predecessors
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s center-right President Mauricio Macri is taking down portraits and closing museums and other tributes to his left-leaning predecessors, getting rid of their cultural legacies as well as their populist economic polic…
Colombia’s FARC rebels ready to return to war if talks fail: president
MEDELLIN, Colombia (Reuters) – Colombia’s leftist FARC rebel group is prepared to return to the battlefield, especially in urban areas, if peace negotiations with the government fall apart, President Juan Manuel Santos said on Thursday.
One child killed, three wounded by air strikes in eastern Libya: resident
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Air raids in the eastern Libyan city of Derna killed one child and wounded three more, a resident and medical sources said, the second time in a week that civilians have been killed by strikes there.
Polls show Britain’s EU ‘Out’ campaign pulls ahead as referendum nears
LONDON (Reuters) – British support for leaving the European Union has surged, according to two telephone opinion surveys published a week before the June 23 referendum, with one pollster putting support for “Leave” at a more than three-year high.
Nine killed as Congo troops clash with ex-militia fighters: NGO
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – At least nine people died in clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that erupted when government soldiers prevented former fighters from leaving a camp for demobilized militia groups, officials sa…
Ukraine furious over remarks on Russia by U.N. chief Ban
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The Kiev government is outraged by remarks made by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon about the crucial role Russia can play in ending conflicts, and no longer believes he has any moral authority, Ukraine’s U.N. env…
EU allows Iran’s state carrier to resume flights in bloc
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Iran’s state airline, which has just reached an agreement with Boeing Co to purchase new jetliners, can resume flights in the EU, the European Commission said on Thursday.
Islamic State to change tactics in coming months: CIA’s Brennan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, John Brennan, said on Thursday that the United States and its allies have made gains against Islamic State, but he expects the group to change its tactics to make up for lost …
U.S. sanctions agency beefs up staff to help implement Iran deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The chief U.S. agency in charge of implementing sanctions has added staff to help speed up processing applications from businesses hoping to trade with Iran, a U.S. Treasury official said on Thursday.
