North Korea says imprisoned American tried to become ‘second Snowden’
SEOUL (Reuters) – An American recently sentenced to six years hard labor by a North Korean court pretended to have secret U.S. information and was deliberately arrested in a bid to become famous and meet U.S. missionary Kenneth Bae in a North Korean pr…
New Zealand’s National Party marches back to power
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s ruling National party stormed to a third term in government in the country’s general election on Saturday with the center-right party securing an outright election night majority on a platform to continue tight econ…
Mexico investigates army shootout that killed 22 suspected gang members
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico is investigating a June shootout between the army and alleged gang members that killed 22 of the suspects, the attorney general’s office said in a statement on Friday.
Storm leaves 200,000 displaced in Philippines, heads for Taiwan
MANILA (Reuters) – Storm Fung-Wong churned towards Taiwan on Saturday after killing at least five people in the Philippines, and forcing some 200,000 people into temporary shelter, including in the capital Manila, to escape massive flooding.
Chad accuses U.N. of neglecting its peacekeepers in Mali
N’DJAMENA (Reuters) – Chad’s government accused the United Nations’ peacekeeping mission in Mali on Friday of failing to relieve its contingent in the country’s volatile north and neglecting to support it, a day after five Chadian soldiers were killed …
Campaign donations highlight winners, losers in Brazil election
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s financial markets have rallied on the prospect of environmentalist Marina Silva unseating President Dilma Rousseff in next month’s election, but political donations show plenty of companies may be wary of a new a…
Kiev, rebels agree to extra measures to ensure Ukraine cease-fire
MINSK (Reuters) – Pro-Russian separatists and representatives from Kiev and Moscow agreed on Saturday on further measures to ensure a cease-fire between Ukrainian troops and pro-Russian separatists.
French jets strike in Iraq, expanding U.S.-led campaign against Islamic State
BAGHDAD/PARIS (Reuters) – French jets struck a suspected Islamic State target in Iraq for the first time on Friday, expanding a U.S.-led military campaign against militants who have seized a third of the country and also control large parts of neighbor…
Campaign donations highlight winners, losers in Brazil election
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s financial markets have rallied on the prospect of environmentalist Marina Silva unseating President Dilma Rousseff in next month’s election, but political donations show plenty of companies may be wary of a new a…
Scots spurn independence in historic vote, devolution battle begins
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Scotland spurned independence and saved a union dating back 300 years in a historic referendum but its defeated leader said it would hold London to last minute offers of more power that could radically reshape the United Kingdom.
