New Zealand to go to economy-focused election on September 20
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand will hold its general election on September 20, Prime Minister John Key said on Monday, in a vote that is likely to focus on his center-right National Party’s economic record.
Mexico says kills drug kingpin reported dead years ago
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican drug lord who had been falsely reported dead more than three years ago was killed in a shootout with federal forces in western Mexico early on Sunday, the government said.
Magnitude 6.0 quake hits in Oaxaca, Mexico: USGS
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.0 quake hit in Oaxaca state in southwestern Mexico, the U.S. Geological Survey said on Sunday.
The children of Japan’s Fukushima battle an invisible enemy
KORIYAMA, Japan (Reuters) – Some of the smallest children in Koriyama, a short drive from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, barely know what it’s like to play outside — fear of radiation has kept them in doors for much of their short lives.
Maldives court sacks elections officials for disobedience
MALE (Reuters) – The Maldives Supreme Court on Sunday dismissed the country’s top elections officials for failing to follow its guidelines during last year’s presidential polls and for disbanding eight political parties ahead of a parliamentary electio…
Exclusive: Malaysia plane probe narrows on mid-air disintegration – source
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysian airliner with 239 people on board are narrowing the focus of their inquiries on the possibility that it disintegrated mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday.
Mexico kills drug kingpin reported dead years ago: official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A Mexican drug lord who had been reported dead more than three years ago was killed in a shootout with federal forces in western Mexico early on Sunday, a government official said.
Arab League, Abbas reject recognizing Israel as ‘Jewish state’
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Arab League on Sunday endorsed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’s rejection of Israel’s demand for recognition as a Jewish state, as U.S.-backed peace talks approach a deadline next month.
Missing Malaysian jet may have disintegrated in mid-air: source
KUALA LUMPUR/PHU QUOC ISLAND, Vietnam (Reuters) – Officials investigating the disappearance of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner with 239 people on board suspect it may have disintegrated in mid-flight, a senior source said on Sunday, as Vietnam reported a …
Merkel raps Putin as Russian forces tighten grip on Crimea
SEVASTOPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel delivered a rebuke to President Vladimir Putin on Sunday, telling him that a planned Moscow-backed referendum on whether Crimea should join Russia was illegal and violated Ukraine’s constitution.
