Poll shows Spain set for unpredictable political autumn
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s ruling conservative Popular Party has taken a clear lead over rivals in a fragmented political landscape four months before a general election but looks set to fall far short of a majority to go…
Aid workers struggle to assess needs in flood-hit Myanmar
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid workers are struggling to reach areas in Myanmar hit by floods that have killed 69 people, contaminated water sources and cut off electricity, phone lines, roads and rivers.
Aid workers struggle to assess needs in flood-hit Myanmar
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid workers are struggling to reach areas in Myanmar hit by floods that have killed 69 people, contaminated water sources and cut off electricity, phone lines, roads and rivers.
Row over treason inquiry rocks German political establishment
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s justice minister came under fire on Wednesday for sacking the top public prosecutor in a row over a treason investigation that has exposed tensions between press freedom and protection of state secrets.
Row over treason inquiry rocks German political establishment
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s justice minister came under fire on Wednesday for sacking the top public prosecutor in a row over a treason investigation that has exposed tensions between press freedom and protection of state secrets.
Zimbabwe court postpones trial of Cecil the lion’s accused
HWANGE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday postponed to Sept. 28 the trial of a local hunter accused of failing to stop American dentist Walter Palmer illegally killing the country’s most prized lion last month.
India floods derail trains, killing 21 people, as focus turns to safety
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two express trains derailed into a river in central India overnight after flood water weakened the tracks, killing 21 people, state officials said on Wednesday, reigniting criticism about lack of safety on the world’s fourth-large…
India says captures Pakistani militant in Kashmir after attack
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – Indian forces captured a Pakistani militant on Wednesday after a deadly attack on a military convoy in the disputed Kashmir region, Indian officials said.
South Africa strives to save jobs at under-fire mines
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s mining ministry held talks with companies and unions over planned job cuts on Wednesday, as President Jacob Zuma’s government frets over high unemployment ahead of key elections next year.
Syria says fight against Islamic State must include Damascus
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria supports any efforts to combat Islamic State if they are coordinated with Damascus but anything else would “be a breach of Syrian sovereignty”, state television quoted the country’s foreign minister as saying on Wednesday,
