Australian police raid properties connected to Islamic State sailing group
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian counter-terrorism police on Tuesday carried out raids across Melbourne connected with five men accused of planning to travel to Syria to join Islamic State via a journey that would start with a motor boat trip from Austral…
Australian opposition leader backs Clinton, slams Trump
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s center-left opposition Labor Party leader Bill Shorten on Tuesday endorsed U.S. Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton over her chief Republican rival, Donald Trump, who he said would be “very difficult” to …
Dominican president celebrates reelection, sporadic violence flares
SANTO DOMINGO (Reuters) – President Danilo Medina declared electoral victory in the Dominican Republic on Monday as results showed him ahead with a huge margin, but the win was marred by deaths and violence exacerbated by the slow pace of the vote coun…
China must never repeat Cultural Revolution: People’s Daily
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China must learn from the tumultuous, decade-long Cultural Revolution and never allow such an event to happen again, the ruling Communist Party’s official People’s Daily said on the movement’s anniversary.
Australia defers backpacker tax hike after rural opposition
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia will review a planned tax hike for foreign travelers who work in the country, following complaints from farmers in the lead up to a federal election that their supply of “backpacker labor” at harvest times may dry up.
Cuba and United States draw up roadmap for talks to deepen detente
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States aim to reach new agreements on cooperation in law enforcement, health and agriculture over the coming months, a senior Cuban official said on Monday, as part of the former Cold War foes’ drive to normalize …
Deadly attack on Haiti police headquarters as tensions escalate
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Gunmen stormed a police headquarters in southern Haiti on Monday leaving at least six killed in a shootout and a related accident in an apparent uprising attempt days after the volatile country missed a deadline to sign in a …
Anger, fear sweeps Turkish border town under attack from Islamic State
KILIS, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish shopkeeper Mehmet Baykal knew he had less than 10 seconds to dive under his desk when he heard another rocket being fired from Islamic State-held territory across the border in Syria.
Brazil’s Temer wants proposal for pension reform within 30 days
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian interim President Michel Temer agreed with union leaders on Monday to draft a blueprint for overhauling the creaking pension system within a month, as he seeks to restore confidence in Latin America’s largest economy.
Peru presidential candidate questions alleged laundering probe
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori said on Monday a report linking her and a senior aide to money laundering was “dirty” politics and an attempt to smear her three weeks before a closely-fought election.
