Australian minister warns against ‘illiterate, innumerate’ refugees
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s immigration minister brought border security and immigration to the center of the 2016 election campaign, warning that resettling “illiterate and innumerate” refugees would strain the social safety network and take Austra…
China sends graft inspectors to armed forces, academies: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s Central Military Commision, the country’s top military leadership body, has dispatched corruption inspectors to the armed forces and its military academies to conduct “re-examinations,” state news agency Xinhua said.
Mexico’s president proposes allowing same sex marriage nationally
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s president on Tuesday proposed allowing same sex marriage nationally, the latest in a series of progressive policies in a traditionally conservative country.
Brazil delays leniency deals in graft probe, calls for rigor
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s new interim government is suspending negotiations with construction companies caught up in a massive corruption investigation in order to make leniency deals more rigorous and prove its anti-graft credentials.
Migrants set fire to Lampedusa migrant shelter in protest
ROME (Reuters) – A group of migrants set fire to a shelter on the Mediterranean island of Lampedusa on Tuesday that caused no injuries, an Italian fire official said, marking an increase in tensions in Italy’s packed centers as arrivals continue.
Combat power, allies best way to deter North Korea: U.S. military official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea is on a quest to develop nuclear-armed ballistic missiles that can strike the United States, and the best way to counter Pyongyang is with combat power and strong alliances, the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific…
After bombings in Baghdad kill 77, Sadr’s forces deploy in some areas
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least 77 people were killed and more than 140 wounded by three bombings in Baghdad on Tuesday, extending the deadliest spate of attacks in the Iraqi capital so far this year and driving Shi’ite fighters into the streets to defend…
Yemeni government suspends participation in peace talks, demands guarantees
KUWAIT (Reuters) – The Yemeni government on Tuesday suspended its participation in U.N.-sponsored peace talks in Kuwait and said it would only return if its opponents, the Houthis, committed to withdraw from cities they have seized since 2014 and hand …
Italy, Libya discuss investment in return for migration control
ROME (Reuters) – Italy and Libya discussed on Tuesday renewing a 2008 accord under which Italy pledged billions of dollars in investments in return for energy contracts and controlling illegal migration from North Africa, Italy’s foreign ministry said….
Iraq’s Shi’ite rivalries risk turning violent, weakening war on Islamic State
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A power struggle within Iraq’s Shi’ite Muslim majority has intensified as attempts to form a new government flounder, threatening to turn violent and ruin U.S.-led efforts to defeat Islamic State.
