Murder probe casts shadow over comeback bid by Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa
COLOMBO (Reuters) – The exhumation of the remains of a star rugby player whose death is now the target of a murder investigation has cast a shadow over former President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s comeback bid at Sri Lanka’s general election next week.
Fiscal probe for Brazil’s Rousseff poses impeachment threat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The biggest threat to Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s hold on office may come not from a corruption scandal that has ensnared the country’s business and political elite but from a less-heralded probe into accounting practices …
Zimbabwe lifts hunting ban imposed after killing of Cecil the lion: U.S. report
(Reuters) – Zimbabwe has lifted a ban on big game hunting outside a national park 10 days after imposing the moratorium following the illegal killing of the country’s most prized lion, NBC News in the United States reported on Monday.
Greece, lenders locked in marathon talks for bailout deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and its international lenders were locked in marathon overnight talks to seal a multibillion-euro bailout deal on Tuesday, racing against a countdown to European Central Bank debt repayments falling due in days.
Mexico governor to be questioned over killing of photojournalist
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The governor of the Mexican state of Veracruz, Javier Duarte, will be questioned over the recent murder of five people in the country’s capital, including a photojournalist, the mayor of Mexico City said on Monday.
Greece and lenders in final push to seal new bailout
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and its international creditors sought to put final touches to a multi-billion euro bailout accord on Monday to keep the country financially afloat and meet an important debt repayment to the European Central Bank within days….
Impeaching Rousseff would set Brazil on fire: Senate chief
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The president of Brazil’s Senate said on Monday that attempting to impeach President Dilma Rousseff was not a priority and warned that seeking her removal in Congress would “set the country on fire.”
Iraqi deputy PM resigns, faces corruption investigation
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – One of Iraq’s three deputy prime ministers resigned on Monday and will be investigated for corruption, officials said, the first tangible result of Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s push to tackle corruption in the face of mounting u…
Ukraine reports heaviest shelling by eastern rebels since February
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine accused pro-Russian rebels on Monday of carrying out the heaviest artillery attacks on government positions in six months and warned of signs the conflict was escalating despite a ceasefire deal.
U.S. consulate in Turkey targeted as wave of attacks kills 9
ISTANBUL/DIYABAKIR (Reuters) – Two women shot at the U.S. consulate in Istanbul on Monday and at least nine people were killed in a wave of separate attacks on Turkish security forces, weeks after Ankara launched a crackdown on Islamic State, Kurdish a…
