At halfway mark, Mexican president’s approval sinks to new low
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto’s approval rating sank to a new low in a poll released on Tuesday, as the embattled leader faces a struggling economy and a litany of security and conflict of interest scandals that have unde…
Afghan man and woman given 100 lashes in public for adultery
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan man and woman found guilty of adultery received 100 lashes on Monday in front of a crowd who filmed their punishment, TV footage showed.
Deadly blast kills one at fireworks plant in northwest China: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Explosions at a fireworks plant in China’s northwestern province of Gansu killed one person and injured six, state media said on Tuesday, the second such event in one day in a country still on edge after blasts killed at least 145 p…
Azeri court sentences Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty journalist to jail
BAKU (Reuters) – An Azeri court on Tuesday sentenced to seven-and-a-half years in jail a prominent journalist known for exposing corruption among the ruling elite in a case critics say is political.
South Africa’s government pledges transparency on nuclear agreement
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s energy minister pledged transparency in the country’s efforts to seek a nuclear agreement on Tuesday, seeking to reassure opposition parties who have accused the government of favoring a deal with Russia.
Indonesia arrests alleged mastermind behind Orkim Harmony tanker hijack
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian authorities on Tuesday said they had arrested the alleged financier and mastermind behind the hijacking of oil tanker Orkim Harmony in June, as well as two suspects in other piracy attacks.
Sword-wielding Patel crusader threatens Modi’s ‘model’ in India
AHMEDABAD, India (Reuters) – A sword-wielding 22-year-old activist has emerged overnight as the most pressing political threat to Narendra Modi, accusing the Indian prime minister of breaking a promise to provide jobs that helped him win last year’s ge…
French Socialists head for election rout
PARIS(Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande’s Socialists, hit by internal divisions, splits with other left-leaning parties and his own deep unpopularity, face defeat in regional elections in December that bodes ill for their chances in the 201…
Afghan forces regain control of a symbolic district in south
((This version of the August 30 story corrects to U.S. airstrikes, not NATO, in paragraph 1))
Migrant trains reach Germany as EU asylum system creaks
VIENNA/MUNICH (Reuters) – Trainloads of migrants arrived in Austria and Germany from Hungary on Monday as European Union asylum rules collapsed under the strain of a wave of migration unprecedented in the EU.
