Brazil’s Silva launches bid, threatens Rousseff re-election
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Environmentalist Marina Silva officially launched a bid for president on Wednesday, upending Brazil’s October elections and threatening the ruling Workers’ Party’s 12-year hold on power.
Top Guatemalan general killed in air crash near Mexico border
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A top Guatemalan general and four other officers were killed on Wednesday when the helicopter they were in crashed near the country’s northern border with Mexico, Guatemala’s government said.
Obama condemns killing of reporter, U.S. hits militants in Iraq
BAGHDAD/EDGARTOWN Mass. (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama expressed revulsion on Wednesday at the beheading of an American journalist by Islamist militants and vowed the United States would do what it must to protect its citizens as international…
Heavy fighting erupts in Libya’s Benghazi, killing five
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Clashes between irregular forces of a renegade general and Islamists erupted in Libya’s eastern Benghazi city on Wednesday, killing at least five people, medical and military sources said.
Mexico’s ruling party proposes cutting seats from Congress
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s ruling party on Wednesday proposed holding a referendum next year to reduce the size of Congress, which could strengthen its own hand and streamline legislative decision-making.
Hundreds rally in Ireland after rape victim says denied abortion
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Hundreds of people rallied in Dublin to call for a change to Ireland’s abortion laws on Wednesday after a rape victim said she was refused a termination and instead gave birth by Cesarean section.
Afghanistan gives NYT reporter 24 hours to leave country
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan has given a New York Times reporter 24 hours to leave the country, accusing him of not cooperating with an investigation into his reporting, the Attorney General’s office said on Wednesday.
Exclusive: Brazil’s Silva would get opposition’s support in election runoff
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s biggest opposition party would support Marina Silva for president if its own candidate fails to make an October runoff, a party source told Reuters, an alliance that would damage President Dilma Rousseff’s chances for a s…
Gaza war rages on, Hamas says Israel tried to kill its military chief
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Israeli air strike in Gaza killed the wife and infant son of Hamas’s military leader, Mohammed Deif, the group said, calling it an attempt to assassinate him after a ceasefire collapsed.
Opposition leader Khan opens talks with Pakistan government over protests
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Opposition leader Imran Khan opened negotiations Wednesday with the Pakistani government, a lawmaker from his party said, in an effort to end protests against the prime minister and overcome a political impasse.
