Mexican teachers, opposed to education reform, warn of more protests
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Teacher union leaders in Mexico have called on the government to repeal an education reform they say penalizes teaching staff in rural areas, and say they could step up protests that have caused havoc in the south and culminated…
Brazil’s suspended lower house speaker resigns
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The corruption-tainted speaker of the lower house of Brazil’s Congress announced his resignation on Thursday, ending months of political bickering that threatened to deepen a legislative stalemate blamed for keeping the economy mir…
U.S.-backed forces drive into Islamic State-held city, monitors say
BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed fighters advanced further into the Islamic State-held city of Manbij in Syria on Thursday, as part of a campaign to drive the group from areas near the Turkish border, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported.
Poland rushes through changes to key court law before NATO summit
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government rushed an amended version of its constitutional court reforms through parliament on Thursday, apparently in an effort to reassure its Western allies over the issue hours before a NATO summit opens in Warsaw.
Baghdad bombing death toll rises to 292: health ministry
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The death toll from a suicide bombing in Baghdad this weekend has reached 292, Iraq’s Health Ministry said on Thursday.
Poland wants emigrants in Britain to return, just not yet
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s eurosceptic government has long said it would like Poles living in Britain to return home, but it is now promising to fight for their right to stay after the British vote to leave the European Union.
U.N. chief hope China will sway North Korea on human rights
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon hopes China will urge North Korea to cooperate internationally on human rights, his spokesman said on Thursday, after the United States sanctioned North Korean leader Kim Jong Un f…
London underground station reopens after security alert
LONDON (Reuters) – A London underground station reopened on Thursday after it was evacuated in a security alert over a suspect package, travel authority Transport for London said.
Nazi death squad member wins Canada court victory, set to stay
OTTAWA (Reuters) – A 92-year-old man who has confessed to being a former member of a Nazi death squad won a court victory on Thursday against Canada, boosting his chances of staying in the country that has been trying to revoke his citizenship for two …
Kerry hopes for continued Chinese cooperation on North Korea
KIEV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Thursday he hoped China would continue to cooperate with the United States on sanctions on North Korea, a day after Beijing criticized new U.S. sanctions targeting North Korean leader Kim Jong…
