Syrian war seen displacing a million more this year: U.N. official
BEIRUT (Reuters) – One million more people will be displaced within Syria by the end of the year if the war there continues unabated, potentially adding to the flow of refugees to Europe, a senior U.N. official said.
Resounding election victory signals confidence in Singapore’s future: PM
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong basked in his party’s thumping election victory on Saturday, declaring it a sign that the city-state has found a formula to keep it on the path of success half a century after it won indepe…
Protests continue over Ivory Coast president’s re-election bid
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – A second day of violent protests broke out in at least two towns in Ivory Coast on Friday over incumbent President Alassane Ouattara’s candidacy in an October election, witnesses said on Saturday.
Remains of nine bodies found in Mexican state of Veracruz
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The remains of nine corpses were discovered in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz, the state prosecutor’s office said on Friday.
Japan resumes search for 16 missing as flood evacuees wait to return home
TOKYO (Reuters) – Search teams using boats and helicopters resumed looking on Saturday for at least 16 people still missing after torrential rain and flooding across Japan this week, while thousands waited to return to their homes as waters slowly rece…
Canada’s Harper shifts to politics of fear amid refugee crisis: analysts
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper, stung by criticism over his government’s slow response to the Syrian refugee crisis, shifted the focus of his re-election campaign to national security on Friday, a move analysts said brings t…
Ally of slain Russian politician takes on Kremlin in regional vote
KOSTROMA, Russia (Reuters) – Six months after opposition politician Boris Nemtsov was shot dead outside the Kremlin in an unsolved contract killing, one of his closest allies is trying to take on Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party in regional electio…
Hungary PM slams migrant ‘rebellion’, U.N. warns of millions more refugees
BUDAPEST/GENEVA (Reuters) – Hungary’s prime minister angrily accused illegal migrants on Friday of “rebelling” against the rule of law in his country as security forces across Europe struggled to control record flows of hungry, scared refugees.
Obama likely to meet Israel’s Netanyahu in November, White House says
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will likely hold talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in early November, the White House said on Friday, their first meeting since U.S.-led diplomacy resulted in an Iran nuclear deal that Is…
U.S., Cuba set agenda on improving relations
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuba and the United States on Friday set an agenda for improving relations, putting a priority on more easily attainable agreements while leaving aside difficult issues such as the U.S. trade embargo and naval base at Guantanamo Bay,…
