Iran unveils new missile, says seeks peace through strength
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran on Saturday unveiled a new surface-to-surface missile it said could strike targets with pin-point accuracy within a range of 500 km (310 miles) and it said military might was a precondition for peace and effective diplomacy.
U.S. soldier wounded helping to overpower gunman on train in France
PARIS (Reuters) – A machine gun-toting attacker wounded three people on a high-speed train in France on Friday before being overpowered by passengers who included an American soldier.
Myanmar ruling party sends message of unity after vote exposes rift
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar’s ruling party on Saturday appealed for unity, saying its ousted party chief would stay ‘faithful’, after a parliamentary vote exposed a rift in the ruling bloc, amid the biggest political shake-up since the end of military r…
White House: Islamic State second-in-command killed in U.S. air strike
EDGARTOWN, Mass./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second-in-command of the Islamic State militant group was killed during a U.S. air strike in Iraq on Tuesday, the White House said on Friday, dealing a blow to the group that has sought to form a caliphate ac…
Venezuela declares state of emergency along Colombia border
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro on Friday declared a state of emergency along parts of the border with Colombia to restore order after a clash between smugglers and troops left three soldiers wounded.
Guatemala prosecutors seek to impeach president after ex-VP’s arrest
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s attorney general sought to impeach President Otto Perez on Friday over a customs fraud that led to the arrest of his former vice president, deepening a government crisis ahead of presidential elections next month….
Brazil’s largest party not bolting Rousseff government
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian Vice President Michel Temer, a key ally of embattled President Dilma Rousseff, might end his role managing her unwieldy coalition in Congress but he is not planning to leave her government, members of his party said on Fr…
U.S. soldier wounded helping to overpower gunman on train in France
PARIS (Reuters) – A machine gun-toting attacker wounded three people on a high-speed train in France on Friday before being overpowered by passengers who included an American soldier.
White House: Islamic State second-in-command killed in U.S. air strike
EDGARTOWN, Mass./WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The second-in-command of the Islamic State militant group was killed during a U.S. air strike in Iraq on Tuesday, the White House said on Friday, dealing a blow to the group that has sought to form a caliphate ac…
China’s land reclamation in South China Sea grows: Pentagon report
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China has reclaimed more land in the disputed Spratly Islands of the South China Sea than previously known, according to a new Pentagon report, and a senior U.S. defense official said it was unclear whether Beijing had stopped is…
