Philippine police kill six men as drug war shifts to government officials
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine police commandos killed six bodyguards on Wednesday who worked for a town mayor who had turned himself in over links to the illegal drug trade, as President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-drug war shifted from street peddlers to o…
Brazil impeachment trial closer to sealing Rousseff’s fate
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Senate report found on Tuesday that Brazil’s suspended President Dilma Rousseff violated the constitution by manipulating government accounts, moving her drawn-out impeachment trial closer to deciding her fate.
British-era bridge on Indian highway collapses, 20 people missing
MUMBAI (Reuters) – More than 20 people aboard two buses and other vehicles are feared missing after a colonial-era bridge in western India was washed away in the early hours of Wednesday in a river swollen by recent heavy rains.
Malaysian democracy group plans 1MDB protest rally
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian democracy group Bersih plans a protest rally to demand greater government accountability and action to tackle a multi-billion-dollar scandal at state fund 1MDB, an official of the group said on Wednesday.
London police deploy extra armed officers to protect against attacks
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s police force will deploy an additional 600 armed officers across the capital to protect against the threat of attacks, authorities announced on Wednesday.
Suu Kyi tackles military land grabs in test of new Myanmar government
HTA NI, Myanmar (Reuters) – By the standards of her village in Myanmar’s swampy Ayeyarwady Delta, Than Shin was a prosperous woman. She had 20 acres of farmland on which her family grew rice.
Drug smuggling arrests in Peru rise ahead of Olympics: police
LIMA (Reuters) – Drug smuggling arrests and seizures are up in Peru ahead of the Olympic Games in neighboring Brazil, with foreigners carrying packs of cocaine in their stomachs risking death to cash in on a potential spike in demand, police said on Tu…
Nicaragua’s Ortega picks wife as running mate, pledges joint rule
MANAGUA (Reuters) – Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega picked his wife on Tuesday to run as his vice presidential candidate ahead of November elections, in a vote in which the leftist politician and his party are heavily favored to win a third consecut…
Venezuela names general accused of drug crimes by U.S. as minister
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Tuesday named a military general accused of drug crimes by the United States as his new interior minister and removed from the cabinet his top economic official who was viewed as a potential re…
Obama, Singapore leader push Pacific trade deal in state visit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Singapore’s prime minister on Tuesday made sales pitches for a Pacific Rim trade deal that both U.S. presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have derided and that has been stalled in Co…
