Tough-talking mayor keeps poll lead a week before Philippine elections
MANILA (Reuters) – A tough-talking mayor running for the presidency of the Philippines has kept his double-digit lead five days before elections, despite allegations he had undeclared millions of pesos in a bank, the latest opinion poll has showed.
Islamic State kills U.S. Navy SEAL in northern Iraq
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – Islamic State militants killed a U.S. Navy SEAL in northern Iraq on Tuesday after blasting through Kurdish defenses and overrunning a town in the biggest offensive in the area for months, officials said.
Australian mining magnate Clive Palmer won’t seek re-election
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Controversial Australian mining magnate and politician Clive Palmer said on Wednesday he will not stand for re-election in the lower house of parliament when the country goes to the polls in July.
China arrests one of most-wanted telecoms fraud suspects: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China has arrested one of its top 10 most-wanted fraud suspects, who is accused of conspiring with others to swindle 35 million yuan ($5.4 million) in a telecoms scam, state news agency Xinhua has reported.
El Salvador arrests mediator of controversial gang truce
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador has arrested former congressman Raul Mijango, who brokered a controversial gang truce in 2012 that reduced murders in the violent Central American nation by half.
Duterte’s election campaign fizzing among thirsty Filipino voters
MANILA (Reuters) – Filipinos have scoffed and slurped to show their backing for Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ahead of next week’s presidential elections.
Quarter of school-age children live in crisis affected countries: UNICEF
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A quarter of the world’s school-age children – 462 million – live in countries affected by crisis such as wars and disasters, UNICEF said on Wednesday as it unveiled details of a major new fund to help get children…
Singapore set to pick military helicopters as arms spending rises
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore will soon pick the winner of a $1 billion (687 million pound) tender for military utility helicopters, the first of several lucrative deals the island nation is pursuing as it modernizes its air force and navy amid risin…
Rebels launch assault in Syria’s Aleppo, diplomats try to revive truce
BEIRUT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Rebel fighters launched an assault in Syria’s divided northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday and fired rockets on a hospital in the latest violence to hit civilians as diplomats struggled to restore an unraveling ceasefire and res…
Australia PM Turnbull confirms will call election for July 2
MELBOURNE (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull confirmed on Wednesday that he would call an election within the next week to be held on July 2, looking to cash in on a budget plan aimed at creating jobs and spurring growth.
