Twenty-eight die in Vietnam floods, nine missing
HANOI (Reuters) – Flooding in Vietnam has killed at least 28 people since Friday, with nine others missing and nearly 80,000 displaced, state media and government reports said, after a tropical depression dumped heavy rains across central regions of th…
Bachelet the front-runner as Chileans vote for new president
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – As Chileans head to voting booths on Sunday to pick who will lead the country for the next four years, the biggest question mark is whether former President Michelle Bachelet wins outright or needs to wait for a December runoff.
Honduran presidential candidate unhurt after helicopter crash
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduras’ ruling party presidential candidate, Juan Hernandez, escaped unhurt after the helicopter in which he was traveling crashed on Saturday, a spokesman for his National Party said.
Special Report: Indonesia’s graftbusters battle the establishment
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s Inspector General of Police had just withstood eight hours of interrogation on the night of October 5, last year at the Jakarta headquarters of Indonesia’s anti-corruption agency when a commotion erupted outside.
Seven bodies found in hidden graves near Acapulco: reports
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The bodies of seven people were found buried in several hidden graves in a rural area near the Mexican resort city of Acapulco, local media reported on Saturday.
Britain to launch probe into union intimidation: report
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will investigate allegations of bullying and intimidation by labor unions just a weeks after a high-profile dispute between workers and a petrochemical firm, Sky News reported late on Saturday, citing the office of Prime Mini…
Captain without a ship – Marcos clan mayor at eye of Philippine storm
TACLOBAN, Philippines (Reuters) – Minutes before a tsunami-like storm surge slammed into the Philippine coastal city of Tacloban, a tall man in a motorcycle helmet strode along the shore through ferocious typhoon winds.
Israel looks to muzzle witness in U.S. anti-terror case
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli government has decided to prevent a key witness from testifying in an anti-terrorism case in the United States, drawing accusations that it is caving in to pressure from China.
North Sea storm prevents rescue of sailors from blazing cargo ship
OSLO (Reuters) – The 32 crew of a Danish cargo vessel on fire in the North Sea off Norway were trapped on board on Saturday night as a storm prevented rescue helicopters lifting sailors off.
Iran, world powers close to nuclear deal: Russia’s Lavrov
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Global powers and Iran are close to a preliminary deal to rein in Tehran’s nuclear program and should not pass up a “very good chance” to clinch it, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in remarks broadcast on Saturday.
