Philippines battered by year’s strongest typhoon; nine missing
MANILA (Reuters) – The year’s most powerful typhoon slammed into the Philippines on Monday, triggering landslides and floods, cutting power and communications and leaving 9 fishermen missing, weather and disaster officials said.
Cambodia opposition rejects official election results
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Cambodia’s main opposition party on Monday rejected official results showing the ruling party of Prime Minister Hun Sen won last month’s election, and called on the international community not to recognize the result.
Argentine midterm primary delivers political slap to leader Fernandez
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A possible re-election bid by Argentine President Cristina Fernandez seemed less likely on Sunday after Buenos Aires province rejected her candidate in the midterm congressional primary, nominating instead a pro-business, small…
Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese consumers are responding to a powerful new marketing tactic that plays to a widespread fear of food contamination – the promise of safe groceries sold online.
Fire crews extinguish blaze at Venezuela oil refinery
CARACAS (Reuters) – Firefighters in Venezuela put out a blaze in a storage tank at an oil refinery that was caused by lightning on Sunday and led to the evacuation of people living nearby, a top official at state oil company PDVSA said.
Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese consumers are responding to a powerful new marketing tactic that plays to a widespread fear of food contamination – the promise of safe groceries sold online.
Israel to free first group of Palestinian prisoners ahead of peace talks
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Monday published a list of 26 Palestinian prisoners set to go free within days, some after spending more than two decades behind bars, in the first stage of a deal that led to a resumption of U.S.-backed peace talks last…
Argentine midterm primary tests Fernandez popularity
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine President Cristina Fernandez faced a tough midterm primary election test on Sunday, with exit polls showing headwinds to any effort by her allies to pass a constitutional amendment allowing her to run for a third term…
Egypt expected to act against pro-Mursi protesters Monday
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian police are expected to start taking action early on Monday against supporters of ousted President Mohamed Mursi who are gathered in crowded protest camps in Cairo, security and government sources said, a move which could trig…
Former PM favorite for president in run-off vote to heal Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Poll workers in Mali began counting votes in Sunday’s high stakes presidential runoff, with former Prime Minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita tipped to claim the difficult job of stabilizing the West African nation after more than a year …
