Police raid Argentine central bank in case over sale of dollars
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Police raided the trading desk of Argentina’s central bank on Tuesday after a prosecutor accused the monetary regulator’s president of directing the bank to sell U.S. dollar reserves at a rate below that on the international fu…
In Myanmar on cusp of change, former junta ‘crony’ sees business as usual
YANGON (Reuters) – Aung San Suu Kyi’s landslide election win might be bad news for Myanmar businessmen like construction magnate Khin Shwe, who lost his parliament seat and remains barred from doing business with U.S. nationals due to his ties to the f…
Police see no terrorism tie in door incident on Boston-bound flight
BOSTON (Reuters) – An apparently intoxicated female passenger attempted to open an exit door on a Boston-bound British Airways flight on Tuesday, prompting people on the plane to restrain her, the Massachusetts State Police said.
Rwandan Senate votes to allow President Kagame more time in office
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a draft constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in office, the head of the Senate said, clearing the path for a referendum that is not expected to face much opp…
North Korea says laborers work abroad legally, not mistreated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it has sent laborers to work abroad legally in Russia, China and elsewhere and that it was a “vicious slander” to say they were mistreated or forced to go.
Polish president pardons former head of anti-corruption agency
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Andrzej Duda has pardoned a former head of the country’s anti-corruption agency who was found guilty of abuse of power, a gesture slammed by the opposition as politically motivated.
McConnell says discussing Syrian refugee legislation with White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday a pause or moratorium was needed in President Barack Obama’s plan to admit refugees from Syria and Iraq and he was discussing legislation about the refugees with the W…
Israel outlaws Islamist group it sees as part of surge in violence
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel outlawed on Tuesday an Islamist group it says has played a central role in stirring up violence over a Jerusalem holy site in a wave of bloodshed that began seven weeks ago.
Northern Ireland parties agree deal to salvage power-sharing government
BELFAST (Reuters) – The leaders of Northern Ireland’s Irish nationalist and British unionist communities clinched a deal to prevent its power-sharing administration from collapsing, the British and Irish governments said on Tuesday.
Once-jailed lawmaker again uses Kurdish in Turkey’s parliament
ANKARA (Reuters) – A member of Turkey’s parliament spoke Kurdish while taking her oath of office on Tuesday, but the acting speaker said her vow was invalid.
