Myanmar ruling party concedes as Suu Kyi heads for poll landslide
NAYPYITAW/HINTHADA, Myanmar (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling party conceded defeat on Monday in a general election as the opposition led by democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Kyi appeared on course for a landslide victory that could ensure it forms the next…
FBI offer of assistance in Egypt crash probe goes unanswered: U.S. source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Neither Russia nor Egypt has accepted an offer from the FBI to assist them in investigating the crash of Metrojet flight 9268 which crashed in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula on Oct. 31 shortly after takeoff, a U.S. government source sai…
Chad declares state of emergency in Boko Haram-hit region
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad has declared a state of emergency in the Lake Chad region after a series of raids and suicide bombings there by militant Islamist group Boko Haram, the government said on Monday.
Mexican president to open debate on country’s marijuana laws
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto said on Monday he would open a national debate to review the country’s marijuana laws ahead of a key United Nations meeting next year, following a landmark court ruling.
Albania’s new justice minister vows to push reform
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s new justice minister, Ylli Manjani, promised on Monday to conclude reform of the judiciary, a key requirement of the European Union which Albania wants to join.
Executions in Saudi Arabia at a 20-year peak: Amnesty
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has executed at least 151 people this year, the most since 1995 and far above the annual figure in recent years which rarely exceeded 90, Amnesty International said on Monday.
Truckers go on strike in Brazil’s agricultural belt
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Independent truckers in Brazil started an indefinite strike on Monday, blocking traffic in a few states in the agricultural powerhouse as they asked for President Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment, according to federal highway police.
Argentina calls off alert over fugitive Mexico drug lord Guzman
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina said on Monday that there was no truth to a tip that fugitive Mexican drug boss Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman was in hiding along its mountainous border with Chile, three days after a mystery call put the country’s forces…
Australian asylum policies under fire at U.N. rights review
GENEVA (Reuters) – Australia was criticized on Monday at the United Nations for its offshore processing of asylum claims, detention of child migrants and reports it had sent back legitimate refugees.
Merkel backs dissident ally after coalition row on refugee crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel backed her interior minister on Monday in a row over asylum seekers, seeking to heal divisions within her coalition on how to handle the refugee crisis.
