Brazil prosecutor links tourism minister to Petrobras probe: report
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s prosecutor general found evidence linking the tourism minister of interim President Michel Temer to the corruption scheme at state-run oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA, newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Monday.
Ramadan begins, overshadowed by conflict for many in the Middle East
(Reuters) – Muslims around the world began observing Ramadan on Monday, Islam’s holy month during which believers abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.
Brexit would make Northern Ireland border controls inevitable: Osborne
BELFAST (Reuters) – Damaging border controls between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic are inevitable if Britain votes to leave the European Union this month, UK Chancellor George Osborne warned voters in the province on Monday.
Briton held in Kenya after woman taking ‘selfies with a gun’ dies: lawyer
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A Briton was detained on Monday in connection with a murder investigation into the death of a Kenyan woman who was at his home when a gun she was holding while taking “selfies” went off, his lawyer said.
Russia to Finland: We will respond to NATO Baltics activity
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov told his Finnish counterpart the Kremlin would take unspecified measures to respond to increased NATO activity in the Baltic region, making clear he was vexed by Helsinki’s hosting of alliance d…
Embed quickly turned deadly for NPR team in Afghanistan
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The NPR photojournalist and his Afghan colleague killed in Afghanistan on Sunday died on the first day of an embed with local troops, highlighting the risks for reporters in a country where increasing amounts of ter…
Greece discovers huge quantity of opiates, investigates Islamic State link
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek authorities are investigating a possible Islamic State link behind the discovery of a huge quantity of synthetic opiates destined for Libya.
Iraqi army, Shi’ite coalition bicker on Falluja war operations
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – An Iraqi Shi’ite militia leader accused government forces of “betrayal” as a split emerged between the Iranian-backed paramilitaries and the army over tactics for fighting Islamic State.
German might gives way to angst over Brexit risk
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe’s most powerful nation is suddenly powerless and worried.
BBC Myanmar reporter jailed for attacking policeman
YANGON (Reuters) – A court in Myanmar jailed a reporter for the BBC Myanmar language service for three months with hard labor on Monday after convicting him of attacking a policeman when covering student protests last year, his defense lawyer said.
