Iceland finance minister says won’t resign over Panama Papers leaks
LONDON (Reuters) – Iceland’s Finance Minister Bjarni Benediktsson said on Tuesday he would not resign over the Panama Papers leaks, which showed he was once had a stake in an offshore investment firm in the Seychelles.
Russia says one of its attack helicopters crashes in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian Mi-28N Night Hunter attack helicopter crashed in Syria in the early hours of Tuesday morning killing both pilots, Russia’s Defence Ministry said.
Turkish leader files complaint against ‘insulting’ poem read on German TV
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan has filed a complaint against a comedian who recited a satirical and sexually crude poem about him on German television, complicating Berlin’s attempts to get Turkey’s help in dealing with Europe’s mi…
Ukraine coalition hopes boosted by four MPs: vice-speaker
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian lawmakers have joined the president’s BPP faction, parliament’s vice-speaker Andriy Parubiy said on Tuesday – moves that will give a reformed coalition enough votes for a slender majority in parliament.
Tough Philippine anti-crime mayor tops second poll in two days
MANILA (Reuters) – A tough crime-fighting mayor in the Philippine came out on top in an opinion poll for the second time in two days on Tuesday, less than a month before an election to find a successor to President Benigno Aquino.
Brazil congressional committee recommends impeaching Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A committee of Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted 38-27 on Monday to recommend the impeachment of President Dilma Rousseff, who faces charges of breaking budget laws to support her re-election in 2014.
As Islamic State is pushed back in Iraq, worries about what’s next
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – As U.S.-led offensives drive back Islamic State in Iraq, concern is growing among U.S. and U.N. officials that efforts to stabilize liberated areas are lagging, creating conditions that could help the militants endure as an under…
China expresses anger at G7 statement on East, South China Seas
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s expressed anger on Tuesday after foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) advanced economies said they strongly opposed provocation in the East and South China Seas, where China is locked in territorial disputes.
Syrian refugees in Lebanon at growing risk of forced labour: anti-slavery activists
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A growing number of children whose families have fled the Syrian war to Lebanon are being forced to work for little or no pay, many of them in dangerous conditions, anti slavery experts said on Tuesday.
Brazil Congressional committee recommends impeaching President Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – An impeachment committee of Brazil’s lower house of Congress voted 38-27 on Monday that there are grounds to impeach President Dilma Rousseff on charges of breaking budget laws to allegedly favor her re-election in 2014.
