As floodwaters rose, Calgary mayor made his mark
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – By last Friday morning in Canada’s oil capital, the scope of the disaster facing Calgary was becoming clear, and the reputation of the city’s first-term mayor was rising along with the floodwaters.
Unrest leaves 27 dead in China’s troubled Xinjiang: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Gangs armed with knives attacked a police station and a local government building on Wednesday in China’s restive far western Xinjiang region, leaving 27 dead in clashes with police, the government news agency Xinhua said.
Mexico rescues 52 migrants kidnapped near U.S. border
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexican security forces on Tuesday rescued 52 kidnapped migrants, mostly Guatemalans, who were being held in a house in the violent state of Tamaulipas near the U.S. border.
Analysis: Brazil riots raise questions over sporting mega-events
BERNE (Reuters) – Brazilian anger against the cost of staging the World Cup could undermine the argument that host countries benefit from sporting mega-events as they become too big for most countries to handle.
Mexico arrests ex-governor accused of embezzlement
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico on Tuesday arrested former state governor Andres Granier, who has been accused of embezzling millions of pesos of public money in a scandal that will test the new president’s promise to crack down on corruption.
Rousseff’s referendum plan for Brazil runs into trouble
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff’s bid to defuse a sudden outburst of national discontent by proposing a referendum on political reforms ran into stiff opposition on Tuesday from politicians and lawyers who questioned its legalit…
Obama, Karzai ‘reaffirm’ Afghan-led peace process with Taliban: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday discussed stalled peace talks with the Taliban and “reaffirmed” their support for the process, the White House said.
Obama, Karzai ‘reaffirm’ Afghan-led peace process with Taliban: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday discussed stalled peace talks with the Taliban and “reaffirmed” their support for the process, the White House said.
Australian spy bosses brief government on possible Asian fallout over Snowden: report
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s main intelligence and spying agencies have briefed the government on the PRISM internet surveillance program amid fears former U.S. security contractor Edward Snowden may release information damaging to Australia’s relati…
Putin rules out handing Snowden over to United States
MOSCOW/NAANTALI, Finland (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin confirmed on Tuesday a former U.S. spy agency contractor sought by the United States was in the transit area of a Moscow airport but ruled out handing him to Washington, dismissing U.S. crit…
