Up to 16 reported killed in dam burst at Brazilian mine
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A dam holding back waste water from an iron ore mine burst on Thursday in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais and local media reported as many as 16 people may have been killed.
Exclusive: Chemical weapons used by rebels in Syria – sources
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – Chemical weapons experts have determined that mustard gas was used in a Syrian town where Islamic State insurgents were battling another rebel group, according to a report by an international watchdog seen by Reuters.
Ruling party candidate leads presidential election runoff in Haiti
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Ruling party candidate Jovenel Moïse led voting in Haiti’s Oct. 25 presidential election with 32 percent, followed by former government executive Jude Célestin with 25 percent, according to official results announced on Thursday.
Outgoing U.N. Libya envoy urges factions to accept unity plan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The outgoing United Nations envoy to Libya on Thursday urged Libya’s rival factions to halt their attempts to obstruct a power-sharing plan intended to end a long-standing political crisis in the conflict torn country.
Turkish colonel, men cleared of killing 21 during Kurdish war
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A former Turkish colonel and seven other members of the security forces were cleared on Thursday of involvement in the deaths of 21 Kurdish people two decades ago, in a court case European officials and activists had said was a tes…
Gunmen snatch dozens of Tunisians in Libya: officials
TUNIS (Reuters) – Gunmen have kidnapped dozens of Tunisians in western Libya to demand the release of a Libyan arrested in Tunisia, families and authorities said on Thursday.
Brazil speaker faces ethics hearings over Swiss bank accounts
BRASILIA (Reuters) – A Brazilian Congressional ethics committee on Thursday picked a first-term legislator to lead an investigation into secret Swiss bank accounts allegedly held by Eduardo Cunha, the speaker of the lower house.
Britain says resuming flights from Sharm al-Sheikh to UK
(Reuters) – Britain will resume flights from the Egyptian resort of Sharm al-Sheikh on Friday after agreeing on additional security measures with Cairo, the prime minister’s office said.
As barbs fly, Macri team says no need to fear Argentina devaluation
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine presidential challenger Mauricio Macri’s campaign fought back on Thursday against ruling party claims that his plan to remove currency controls would unleash a sharp devaluation, saying it would instead reboot the ail…
Netanyahu’s new media chief has called Obama anti-Semitic, Kerry ‘comical’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – He has accused Barack Obama of anti-Semitism, suggested his own country’s president was not important enough to assassinate and described U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry as having the mental abilities of a 12-year-old.
