Kuczynski has slim lead before Peru presidential election: Ipsos
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian presidential candidate Pedro Pablo Kuczynski held a razor-thin lead over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of a jailed former president, in an Ipsos poll seen by Reuters a day before Sunday’s election.
Puerto Rico plans commercial office in Cuba to promote trade
HAVANA (Reuters) – Puerto Rico has taken the first steps toward opening a commercial office in Cuba, Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla said on Saturday, on the sidelines of a Caribbean summit in Havana.
Libyan brigades capture air base from Islamic State south of Sirte: spokesman
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Brigades aligned with Libya’s U.N.-backed government said on Saturday they had captured Ghardabiya air base from Islamic State to the south of the militant group’s stronghold of Sirte.
Democracy is nothing to fear, Taiwan tells China on Tiananmen anniversary
TAIPEI (Reuters) – On the anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on student-led protests in and around Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, Taiwan’s new president told China on Saturday that democracy is nothing to fear.
French PM Valls says Seine river stable after floods kill four
PARIS (Reuters) – Floods that inundated parts of France this week, killing four and forcing thousands from their homes, could start easing as the Seine river stabilized after reaching a peak on Saturday, French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
Kabila ally floats possibility of Congo referendum on term limits
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A top ally of Congolese President Joseph Kabila on Saturday raised the possibility of a constitutional referendum to alter the number of terms he can serve, defying opponents and western powers who insist Kabila should leave office…
Boko Haram attack in southeastern Niger kills 32 soldiers
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Thirty soldiers from Niger and two from Nigeria were killed in a Boko Haram attack by “hundreds of assailants” on Friday on the southeastern town of Bosso close to the border with Nigeria, the Niger defense ministry said on Saturday….
Shi’ite militia says it will storm Iraq’s Falluja when families leave
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – An Iranian-backed Sh’ite Iraqi militia said on Saturday it planned to storm Falluja, Islamic State’s stronghold near Baghdad, once civilians left the city, backtracking on earlier statements that it would leave this task to the Iraq…
Seventeen detainees escape from Bahraini prison
DUBAI (Reuters) – Seventeen detainees escaped from a prison in Bahrain, police said on Saturday, and the government warned citizens against giving them shelter.
Philippines’ Duterte tells mining companies to ‘shape up’
DAVAO, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte warned mining companies to “shape up”, as he signaled he would prefer ownership of mining assets to be left to local investors.
