Zambian court rules Lungu is PF presidential candidate after party rift
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s high court has declared defense minister Edgar Lungu the duly elected presidential candidate of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), after a power struggle that has rocked the party ahead of next month’s election shifted to the …
Six gunmen, three police killed in Russia’s Chechnya, leader says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least six gunmen and three policemen were killed in gun battles in which a building was stormed in the Chechen capital Grozny on Thursday, the leader of the turbulent southern Russian region said.
Fleeing war and crumbling economy, Ukrainians flock to Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Andriy left his home town in western Ukraine earlier this year on a journey that brought him through the hands of shady traders in Poland to one of the world’s booming markets for illegal immigrants – London.
Myanmar workers charged with murder of British tourists in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two Myanmar men were charged on Thursday with the murder of two British tourists in Thailand, public prosecutors said, the latest turn in a roller-coaster case that has been blighted by allegations of a bungled investigation and ill…
Japan PM Abe’s coalition may keep super-majority in election: media projections
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party may increase its seats and his coalition keep its two-thirds majority in parliament’s lower house, media projections showed, allowing him to claim a fresh mandate for his economic revi…
Schools, offices shut as typhoon bears down on Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Schools and government offices were shut in parts of the central Philippines on Thursday and residents stocked up on supplies and food, as provinces yet to recover from last year’s devastating super-typhoon Haiyan braced for another …
U.S. believes Iran launched air raids on Islamic State in Iraq
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States has indications that Iran has carried out air strikes on Islamic State targets in Iraq in recent days in what appeared to be the first such operations by Iran’s air force, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
Mexico sends federal troops into towns plagued by drug gangs
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican federal troops will replace local police in 32 municipalities, a top security official said on Wednesday, in a bid to contain drug gangs that have fueled a surge in violence and often operate in league with local police….
China targets woman general as graft investigation widens: report
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s military is investigating another top officer in its widening crackdown on corruption, a woman major-general with a senior post at an army university, financial news magazine Caixin reported on Thursday.
China’s top paper says West stoking extremism in Middle East
BEIJING (Reuters) – Western countries are stoking extremism in the Middle East with their support for anti-government opposition movements, China’s top newspaper said on Thursday, repeating a call for non-interference in the region’s turmoil.
