Hope fades for Rousseff as Brazil court rejects impeachment halt
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court rejected a last-ditch attempt by President Dilma Rousseff to avert an impeachment vote in Congress on Friday, further reducing her chances of survival as a new poll showed her short of crucial support from la…
In China, Australian prime minister urges greater openness
BEIJING (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull invoked the spirit of late reformist leader Deng Xiaoping on Friday to urge China to continue opening up to the outside world, as he addressed concerns about Internet freedoms and market ac…
China says enhanced U.S.-Philippine military ties invoke ‘Cold War mentality’
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – Plans to deepen U.S.-Philippine military ties, including joint patrols in the South China Sea, reflect a “Cold War mentality”, China’s defense ministry said, pledging to resolutely oppose any infringement on the country’s sovereign…
Brazil sees rising threat from Islamic militants: intelligence agency
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – The threat of attack by militant Islamists is on the rise in Brazil as the country prepares to host the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in August, the national intelligence agency said on Thursday.
Strong quake in Japan kills at least nine, nuclear plants safe
TOKYO (Reuters) – A strong earthquake hit southwestern Japan on Thursday, bringing down some buildings, killing at least nine people and injuring hundreds, local media said, but the nuclear regulator reported no problems at power plants.
U.S. government agency calls on Myanmar to end abuses against Rohingya
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government agency charged with monitoring international religious freedoms called on Myanmar’s new government on Thursday to do away with abusive policies against the country’s minority Rohingya Muslims.
Ghana government memo warns of possible militant attack
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana and Togo are the next targets for Islamist militants following high-profile attacks this year in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast, according to a memo from Ghana’s Immigration Service.
Putin blasts Panama Papers ‘provocation,’ soothes crisis-hit Russians
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Vladimir Putin on Thursday dismissed media reports that billions of dollars in Panama offshore accounts might be linked to him as a U.S.-backed “provocation”, as he told ordinary Russians that the country’s economic crisis will ease …
Declassified U.S. document suggests Pakistani link to attack on CIA agents
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Pakistani intelligence officer paid $200,000 to an extremist network to facilitate a deadly suicide bomb attack on CIA operatives at a base in Afghanistan in 2009, according to a declassified U.S. government document obtained b…
Obama heads to Riyadh for talks on Islamic State, defense
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Ash Carter will talk next week with leaders in Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries about the fight against Islamic State militants and other defense issues, a White House offici…
