Australia blames refugee advocates after asylum seeker sets herself alight
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia blamed refugee advocates on Tuesday for “encouraging” asylum seekers held in remote camps towards acts of self-harm after a woman set herself on fire, while the United Nations renewed its criticism of Australia’s harsh immi…
Two Turkish soldiers, five Kurdish militants killed in attack
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants armed with rocket launchers and rifles attacked a military outpost in southeast Turkey, triggering a clash in which two Turkish soldiers and five PKK fighters were killed, the military said o…
China’s Xi says not stifling debate but wants everyone on same song sheet
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party is not trying to curtail internal debate or even criticism with rules banning “baseless comments” but is simply trying to ensure no one is “singing out of tune”, President Xi Jinping has said.
NATO weighs four battalions in Eastern states to deter Russia: U.S.
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – The NATO alliance is weighing rotating four battalions of troops through Eastern member states, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Monday, in the latest proposal by allies to guard against aggressive behavior by Ru…
Murders drop sharply in El Salvador in April, police say
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – Homicides fell sharply during April in El Salvador, police figures showed on Monday, after ferocious gang violence probably turned the poor Central American country into the world’s most murderous nation.
Honduras arrests four suspects in killing of activist Caceres
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran police have arrested four people in connection with the killing of environmental and indigenous rights activist Berta Caceres, including an employee of a company whose project she helped block, the attorney general’s of…
Argentine court probes ex-president Fernandez over new case: media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – An Argentine court has asked a judge to look into accusations of illicit enrichment against leftist former President Cristina Fernandez, state press agency Telam reported on Monday.
Brazil prosecutor asks for probe of opposition leader Neves
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s top prosecutor asked the Supreme Court to open an investigation on opposition Senator Aecio Neves on Monday as a vast corruption probe ensnares more politicians.
Emotional return as first U.S. cruise in decades reaches Cuba
HAVANA (Reuters) – Hundreds of tourists and a handful of emotional Cuban-Americans arrived on the first U.S. cruise ship to sail to Havana in decades on Monday, spilling onto the cobbled streets of the old city where they were warmly greeted by residen…
U.S. says Iraq’s PM in ‘strong position’ amid political unrest
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi is in a strong position despite political unrest in Iraq, thanks in part to battlefield successes and his commitment to a multi-sectarian state, U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter said …
