Family tells how 13-year-old boy hid siblings in Mexico massacre
After watching gunmen shoot dead his mother and two brothers, 13-year-old Devin Langford hid six surviving siblings in nearby bushes and walked for miles in a rugged expanse of northern Mexico to get help.
Moon-Abe meeting ‘encouraging’ for Seoul-Tokyo ties: senior U.S diplomat
The United States was very encouraged by a recent meeting between the leaders of South Korea and Japan, a senior U.S. diplomat said on Wednesday, amid heightened tensions that could undercut three-way security cooperation on North Korea.
Bolivia’s Morales a dictator? Apple’s Siri says so (in Spanish)
With political tension mounting in Bolivia over contested elections, Apple Inc’s Siri appeared on Wednesday to briefly take the side of anti-government protesters often terming long-standing President Evo Morales a “dictator.”
Facing arrest, Cambodia’s Sam Rainsy will get home come what may
Self-exiled Cambodian opposition party founder Sam Rainsy said on Wednesday he would not be deterred by efforts to prevent his return home “to be with my people”.
Scenarios: Will Spain finally have a government?
The main candidates in Spain’s fourth national election in four years have already dismissed several possible scenarios for forming a government by agreement should the result be inconclusive.
UK election poll shows slight dip for PM Johnson’s party: YouGov
Support for British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative party has dipped slightly in the last few days, according to a YouGov poll on Wednesday, as the formal launch of his general election campaign was marred by gaffes and a resignation.
Several dead in attack on Canadian miner Semafo convoy in Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Semafo said on Wednesday that several people had been killed when a convoy transporting some of its workers was attacked on a road in eastern Burkina Faso.
Ten killed in attack on Semafo convoy in Burkina Faso: sources
Ten people were killed and dozens more are wounded and missing after an attack on a convoy transporting workers of Canadian gold miner Semafo in eastern Burkina Faso, three sources said on Wednesday.
Chile prosecutor seeks to investigate 14 police officers for alleged torture of protesters
A Chilean prosecutor on Wednesday said he would seek court approval to investigate 14 police officers for allegedly torturing protesters during almost three weeks of intense unrest and rioting in the country.
Swedish publisher detained in China to publish poems smuggled out of jail
A dissident bookseller who has been detained in China off and on since 2015 is to release a collection of his poems that have been smuggled out of jail, a Swedish publishing house said on Wednesday.
