Forensic experts may have identified second of 43 Mexican students
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Austrian experts have identified a possible match for a second victim in the abduction and apparent massacre of 43 students last year, Mexico’s attorney general said on Wednesday.
Burkina Faso presidential guard seize president and PM
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso’s presidential palace on Wednesday after the presidential guard burst into a Cabinet meeting and arrested the interim president, stirring fears…
Colombia, Venezuela leaders to meet Monday over border dispute
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday that he will meet his Colombian counterpart, Juan Manuel Santos, next week in Ecuador to discuss a border dispute that has soured relations between the South American neighbors.
Powerful quake hits off coast of Chile, coastal evacuations ordered
(Reuters) – A magnitude 8.3 earthquake hit off the coast of Chile on Wednesday, shaking buildings in the capital city of Santiago and generating a tsunami warning for Chile, Peru.
Obama to take tough but tempered line with China’s Xi
WASHINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s economic powerhouse is slowing, destabilizing global markets. Beijing’s neighbors, unnerved over its pursuit of territorial claims, are increasingly cozying up to Washington. A threat of U.S. cyber sanctions looms over Chinese companies.
Pro-government Malaysian rally raises worry about ethnic tension
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Malaysians, most from the majority Malay community, marched through the capital on Wednesday in a show of support for the scandal-plagued government, stoking fear of ethnic tension in the diverse Southeast …
Russian helicopters spotted at Syria airfield: U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has identified a small number of Russian helicopters at a Syrian airfield, U.S. officials said on Wednesday, the latest addition to what Washington believes is a significant Russian military buildup in the count…
Hungarian riot police detain migrants, including ‘terrorist’
SID, Serbia/ROSZKE, Hungary (Reuters) – Hungary on Wednesday detained 29 people including a “terrorist” as migrants demanding to be let through the country’s newly shut EU frontier clashed with riot police firing water cannon and tear gas while refugee…
Burkina Faso presidential guard seize president and PM
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Soldiers fired warning shots to disperse hundreds of protesters outside Burkina Faso’s presidential palace on Wednesday after the presidential guard burst into a cabinet meeting and arrested the interim president, stirring fears…
Obama upbeat on prospects for Pacific trade deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama said on Wednesday he was confident Pacific Rim nations could nail down an agreement on a free-trade pact this year although approval by the U.S. Congress was not guaranteed.
