Aide of Peru’s Fujimori steps down after money laundering report
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori announced on Wednesday that a senior aide had resigned from her center-right party in a bid to calm an uproar following media reports that linked the two to money laundering.
Chinese, Germans the most welcoming of refugees, Russians the least: survey
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – China is the most welcoming country when it comes to refugees, according to a new survey of citizens’ attitudes published on Thursday, with Germany ranking second and Britain third.
Canada wildfire evacuees get tentative return date
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Evacuees who fled a wildfire in northern Alberta two weeks ago may be allowed to return home as soon as June 1, officials said on Wednesday, as the massive blaze kept oil production shuttered north of Fort McMurray.
Venezuela security forces block anti-Maduro protesters
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan security forces fired tear gas at protesters in Caracas on Wednesday amid nationwide rallies demanding a recall referendum to end President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist rule.
Nigerian schoolgirl rescued after two years as Boko Haram captive
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A Nigerian teenager kidnapped by Boko Haram more than two years ago has been rescued, the first of more than 200 girls seized in a raid on their school in Chibok town to return from captivity in the insurgents’ forest lai…
For European banks, U.S. assurances on Iran come with asterisks
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has a simple answer for executives of European banks scratching their heads over whether it is now legal for them to do business with Iran: Just ask.
Canada’s Trudeau apologizes after physical altercation in Parliament
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in Parliament on Wednesday after he rushed across the floor to hurry one legislator to his seat, was accused of elbowing another in the chest and got into a shouting match with an opp…
Obama, Turkey’s Erdogan discuss Syria, fight against Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama spoke by telephone on Wednesday with Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan about the war in Syria and efforts to defeat Islamic State militants, the White House said in a statement.
Indonesia’s ‘red scare’ stokes unease over military’s growing influence
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s military elite are openly stoking public anxiety about communism, gays and other ‘foreign influences’, a drive critics say is aimed at seizing a greater role in civilian affairs of the world’s third-largest democracy.
Libya forces say pushing back Islamic State fighters
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Forces loyal to Libya’s U.N.-backed unity government pushed Islamic State fighters back toward their stronghold of Sirte on Wednesday but lost more than 30 men, including seven killed in a car bombing, officials said.
