Mexico Congress backs constitutional change to allow presidential recall vote
Mexico’s Congress approved a raft of constitutional changes on Tuesday that include permitting the right to a recall vote on the president, overriding opposition concerns it may open the door to allowing re-election of the country’s leader.
Philippine army says it thwarted a suicide bombing in town in restive south
Soldiers in the southern Philippines foiled what the army said on Wednesday was an attempted suicide bombing in an urban area, the latest in a series of attacks blamed on a group aligned with Islamic State.
Officials say at least 15 killed in attack in Thailand’s restive south
Suspected separatist insurgents killed at least 15 and wounded four village defense volunteers in a late-night shooting at a security checkpoint in Thailand’s Muslim-majority south, security officials said on Wednesday.
Dying for a better life: South Koreans fake their funerals for life lessons
A South Korean service is offering free funerals – but only to the living.
Malaysia detains two Cambodian dissidents headed for Thailand
Malaysian authorities have detained two Cambodian opposition activists while they were waiting to board a flight to Thailand in what is seen as part of a crackdown on exiled dissidents in Southeast Asia, a rights groups said late on Tuesday.
Serbia’s opposition protest at state TV studios, forcing president to use side door
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic had to use a side entrance to access the state television building on Tuesday evening after around 200 angry opposition supporters blocked the main door in a protest over what they said was government control of the m…
Brazil unveils reform package to tackle huge fiscal deficit
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s government unveiled a bundle of wide-ranging reforms on Tuesday, aimed at cutting spending and reducing the size of the state to drive down its chronic fiscal deficit.
Johnson, in phone call, urges Trump to lift tariffs on scotch whisky
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, in a phone call, urged U.S. President Donald Trump to lift tariffs on goods including Scotch whisky, a Downing Street spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday.
France says troops kill a leading jihadist in the Sahel
French troops killed one of the Sahel region’s leading jihadists on Oct. 9, France’s defense minister said on Tuesday.
Tunisian TV channel owner arrested on corruption allegations
The owner of a Tunisian private television channel that has been critical of the government was arrested on Tuesday on allegations of corruption, an official said, the latest move in a government campaign against corruption launched this month.
