Indonesia asks four countries for help to fight fires
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s president said on Thursday he had asked Singapore, Russia, Malaysia and Japan for help to put out fires that have sent choking smoke drifting across the region for weeks.
U.S. says ready to defend against North Korean nuclear threat
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government believes North Korea has the capability to launch a nuclear weapon against the U.S. homeland and stands ready to defend against any such attacks, a high-level U.S. military official said on Wednesday.
Mexican soldiers should be questioned by expert panel: U.N. official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican authorities should allow international investigators to interview soldiers who may have witnessed the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers last year, a top United Nations official said on Wednesday.
U.N. examines donations from foundation tied to alleged bribe scheme
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Wednesday it was examining how donations were used from a foundation linked to one of six people charged by U.S. authorities in an alleged bribery scheme tied to a former president of the U.N. Gener…
Brazil’s president loses legal battle, faces impeachment threat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s besieged President Dilma Rousseff lost a major battle on Wednesday when the federal audit court rejected her government’s accounts from last year, paving the way for her opponents to try to impeach her.
Netanyahu cancels German visit as violence spreads across Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s prime minister canceled a visit to Germany on Wednesday after a spate of attacks that included the stabbing of an Israeli soldier by a suspected Palestinian militant who police said was then shot dead by special forces.
Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspi…
Brazil court rules against Rousseff, opens way for impeachment
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Federal Accounts Court on Wednesday ruled President Dilma Rousseff doctored the budget and urged Congress to reject the government accounts from last year, paving the way for a potential impeachment against the embattled l…
Brazil’s Rousseff struggles to squash impeachment threat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Supreme Court dealt President Dilma Rousseff a blow on Wednesday in her fight to avert impeachment proceedings by refusing to delay a ruling by auditors on alleged doctoring of government accounts.
Russia backs Syrian forces in major assault on insurgents
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian troops and militia backed by Russian warplanes mounted what appeared to be their first major coordinated assault on Syrian insurgents on Wednesday and Moscow said its warships fired a barrage of missiles at them from the Caspi…
