Thailand bars entry to teenage Hong Kong activist whose supporters blame China
BANGKOK/HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thailand on Wednesday barred entry to a Hong Kong student activist who helped organize pro-democracy protests in the Chinese-ruled city in 2014, with his supporters blaming China for the move.
About 4,655 migrants saved, 28 bodies found in rescues off Italy
ROME (Reuters) – About 4,655 migrants were saved on Tuesday and 28 bodies recovered in more than 30 rescue missions off the Libyan coast, Italy’s coast guard said on Wednesday.
Selling uniforms for food, Venezuela oil workers feel the pinch
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (Reuters) – For decades, jobs at Venezuela’s state-run oil giant PDVSA were coveted for above average salaries, generous benefits and cheap credit that brought home ownership and vacationing abroad within reach for many workers.
Hurricane Matthew hammers Haiti and Cuba, bears down on U.S.
LES CAYES, Haiti/GUANTANAMO, Cuba (Reuters) – Hurricane Matthew, the fiercest Caribbean storm in almost a decade, hit Cuba and Haiti with winds of well over 100 miles-per-hour on Tuesday, pummeling towns, farmland and resorts and forcing hundreds of th…
UAE says Houthi attack on ship in shipping lane was ‘act of terrorism’
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday Yemeni Houthi forces had attacked a UAE vessel in a strategic Red Sea shipping lane off the coast of Yemen at the weekend and called the incident an “act of terrorism.”
Colombia government, rebels in crisis talks after ‘no’ to peace deal
HAVANA/BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and Marxist guerrillas went back to the drawing board on Tuesday after a peace deal they painstakingly negotiated over four years was rejected in a shock referendum result.
India tries to hasten U.S. defense deals amid election uncertainty
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is trying to hasten a deal with the United States to buy Predator drone aircraft for military surveillance, one of several defense and nuclear projects the two sides are pursuing in the final months of the Obama administrati…
Honduras homicides set to fall; anti-crime drive wanes: report
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Murders in Honduras are on track to decline in 2016 even as the government’s military drive against organized crime is running out of steam, the Observatory of Violence at the National Autonomous University of Honduras said on T…
Leader of pro-Brexit UKIP party quits after 18 days
(Reuters) – Diane James resigned as the leader of the pro-Brexit UK Independence Party (UKIP) on Tuesday, citing personal and professional reasons, after 18 days in the role.
Philippine president would face obstacles in cutting U.S. arms reliance
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