Western Sydney takes centerstage in close-run Australian election
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Twenty-two-year-old forklift driver Mitchell Beckwith is living the dream. Or he’s living Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s dream anyway.
Islamic State suspected after suicide bombers kill 42 at Istanbul airport
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey pointed the finger at Islamic State on Wednesday for a triple suicide bombing and gun attack that killed 42 people at Istanbul’s main airport, and President Tayyip Erdogan called it a turning point in the global fight agains…
China risks ‘outlaw’ status if it rejects South China Sea ruling: lawyer
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An international ruling next month is expected to deprive China of any legal basis for its claim to most of the South China Sea, and Beijing risks being seen as an “outlaw state” unless it respects the outcome, the Philippines’ chief lawyer in the case said on Wednesday.
Brazil could dismiss Rousseff the day before Olympics ends
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate could take its final vote on the impeachment of suspended President Dilma Rousseff the day before the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, a senior lawmaker said on Wednesday.
EgyptAir black box data downloaded; evidence suggests fire on board
CAIRO (Reuters) – Investigators have downloaded data from one of the black box flight recorders on EgyptAir Flight MS804 and are preparing to analyze it, bringing them closer discovering what caused the jet to crash, Egypt’s investigation committee sai…
Urging tougher stance, U.N. adds 2,500 peacekeepers to Mali
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council agreed on Wednesday to add just over 2,500 peacekeepers to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali, which has been hit by a series of deadly attacks and has become the deadliest place to serv…
Scottish leader’s plea to stay in Europe rebuffed in Brussels
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon got a “sympathetic” hearing in Brussels on Wednesday as she pleaded her case for Scots to stay in the EU, showing how Britain’s vote to leave the bloc could splinter the United Kingdom.
Brazil Senate planning impeachment vote for last days of Olympics
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate will likely take its final vote on the impeachment of suspended President Dilma Rousseff on Aug. 20, a day before the Olympic closing ceremonies in Rio de Janeiro, Senate President Renan Calheiros said on Wednesday….
Obama urges Venezuela to respect democratic process
OTTAWA (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged the Venezuelan government to respect the democratic process and the rule of law, including allowing the release of political prisoners.
Islamic State forces Syria rebels to retreat from border area
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – U.S.-backed Syrian rebels were pushed back from the outskirts of an Islamic State-held town on the border with Iraq and a nearby air base on Wednesday after the jihadists mounted a counter- attack, two rebel sources said.
