Venezuela’s No. 2 chides new Argentina leader for ‘offense’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s second most powerful official rebuked Argentine President-Elect Mauricio Macri on Wednesday for “offending” a brother nation by calling for his country’s suspension from a regional trade bloc over rights accusations.
Venezuela opposition activist shot dead, party says
CARACAS (Reuters) – A local Venezuelan opposition leader was shot dead during a public meeting on Wednesday, his party said, days before a legislative election that is raising tensions around the politically polarized nation.
Mexico police use of excessive force led to deaths of six people: rights commission
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s federal police used excessive force that resulted in five deaths, and murdered one other person, in an incident earlier this year in the troubled state of Michoacan, Mexico’s national human rights commission said on Wed…
Thai graft, royal insult cases threaten to embroil junta
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Accusations of corruption involving a park built to honor Thailand’s revered monarchy are threatening to damage an anti-graft drive by the ruling junta, which seized power last year vowing to clean up government and protect royal pr…
Number of African child brides to soar by 2050 as population grows: U.N.
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of child brides in Africa will more than double by 2050 if current trends persist because of rapid population growth and limited social change, the United Nations children’s fund (UNICEF) said on Thursd…
Exclusive: U.S. has urged legal reforms abroad to block Islamic State recruits
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department has provided specific suggestions to governments in Europe and elsewhere on how to strengthen counterterrorism laws in order to arrest would-be foreign fighters before they join groups like Islamic Sta…
Canada refugee airlift hampered by exit visa requirement: minister
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s plan to take in 25,000 Syrian refugees in the next three months is being hampered by the requirements in their host countries to get exit visas, Citizenship Minister John McCallum told Reuters on Wednesday.
Argentine president-elect taps ex-central banker as finance minister
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President-elect Mauricio Macri named former JP Morgan executive and central bank chief Alfonso Prat-Gay his finance minister on Wednesday in a sign that he will move quickly to restore the bank’s autonomy and free up …
Obama congratulates Argentine President-elect Macri: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated President-elect Mauricio Macri of Argentina on his election in a phone call on Wednesday, the White House said in a statement.
U.S. using sex, money to infiltrate Iran, supreme leader says
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United States is using sex, money and Western lifestyles to infiltrate Iran’s decision-making elite, the Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday.
