Philippine senator tops opinion polls after court ruling on eligibility
MANILA (Reuters) – A woman abandoned in a central Philippine church when a baby has topped an opinion poll barely two months ahead of elections to succeed President Benigno Aquino, an independent pollster said on Friday.
El Salvador seeks to block prison cell phones to beat crime crisis
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – El Salvador is proposing to order telephone companies to block cell phone signals inside prisons where a state of emergency has been declared, in order to prevent gang leaders from ordering murders or extortions while incarcera…
China calls Obama, Xi talks ‘constructive’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China said talks on Thursday between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama were constructive, even as the two sides remained far apart on the South China Sea and U.S. missile defense plans for South Korea.
Cow bells in the DMZ: Swiss, Swedish generals uphold Korean truce their way
PANMUNJOM, South Korea (Reuters) – In a tiny mess hall set amid pine trees and rose bushes on the heavily fortified Korean border, a lunch of steak and asparagus is served. Outside, birdsong competes with the drone of North Korean loudspeakers blaring …
Brazil’s Rousseff gets relief from Supreme Court, supporters
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday to take a corruption investigation into former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva away from a crusading federal judge, as pro-government protests across the country eased pressure on Presid…
Xi says China will defend its South China Sea sovereignty
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that China is resolute in defending its sovereignty in the South China Sea, and believes the disputes should be settled peacefully by relevant claimants through direct talks, Xinhua said…
Biden tells Ukraine’s Poroshenko U.S. to give $335 million in security aid
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on Thursday that the United States was moving forward with an additional $335 million in security assistance, the White House said in a statement.
After migrant deaths, groups seek policing of Canada authorities
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The deaths of two migrants while in detention in Canada prompted calls on Thursday for policing of border authorities in the nation that has opened its doors to thousands of Syrian refugees.
Obama, Hollande discuss deepening counterterrorism ties
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said he discussed with French President Francois Hollande at a meeting on Thursday efforts to deepen U.S.-French cooperation on counterterrorism.
Two killed, 15 injured in central Somalia mosque blast
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Two people were killed and 15 others wounded when an explosion ripped through a mosque in the central Somalia region of Hiiraan during evening prayers on Thursday, police said.
