To ease climate change, U.S. should end drilling on federal land: study
TORONTO (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Up to 450 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases would be kept out of the atmosphere if the U.S. government stopped leasing federal lands to fossil fuel companies, according to a study released on Wednesday.
Two Filipino coast guards held hostage for three months escape during raid
MANILA (Reuters) – Two members of the Philippine Coast Guard taken hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants three months ago have escaped captivity during a raid by U.S.-trained commandos on a remote southern island, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Myanmar lawmakers to vote on recall bill amid political turmoil
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar lawmakers will vote on Thursday on a bill that could lead to the impeachment of ousted ruling party chief Shwe Mann, as political factions realign after the ex-general was dramatically sacked by the president last week.
Colombia confronts femicide, the ‘most extreme form of violence against women’
BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Colombia’s new law on femicide is a key step to combat violence against women, but forensic experts and prosecutors will need to change the way they investigate gender-related killings to win convictions, officials…
Tanzanian gang rape film helps village women halt sexual abuse
PANGANI, Tanzania (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aisha, an ambitious young businesswoman living in the city, returns to her home village for her younger sister’s wedding and re-connects with her past, meeting family and friends.
The flying marshal: North Korea builds private runways for plane-loving Kim
SEOUL (Reuters) – His father was afraid to fly, but North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has taken to the skies, building a series of small runways long enough to land light, private aircraft next to some of his palaces, satellite imagery shows.
Brazil Senate passes austerity bill in win for Rousseff
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s Senate approved a bill to roll back payroll tax breaks on Wednesday that is a key measure in President Dilma Rousseff’s efforts to reduce a gaping fiscal deficit and restore confidence in her government’s accounts.
Peru uncovers more victims of conflict with Shining Path from 1985
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian authorities said on Wednesday that they had uncovered five graves in a remote highland region that likely hold the remains of some 60 people killed in 1985 during Peru’s bloody battle against the Shining Path rebel group.
U.S. proposes United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United States proposed on Wednesday implementing a United Nations arms embargo on South Sudan and further targeted sanctions from Sept. 6 unless President Salva Kiir signs a peace deal to end the country’s 20-month confli…
Eight soldiers killed, Istanbul palace attacked as Turkish unrest mounts
ISTANBUL/DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Gunmen fired on police outside an Istanbul palace and a bomb killed eight soldiers in the southeast on Wednesday, heightening a sense of crisis as Turkey’s leaders struggled to form a new government.
