Hurricane Willa strikes Mexico’s Pacific coast
Hurricane Willa slammed into Mexico’s Pacific coastline on Tuesday evening packing winds of 120 mph (195 kph), buffeting buildings and dumping torrential rain on tourist resorts where thousands of people had moved to safety.
Japan PM Abe ‘relieved’ at hostage’s release but wants to confirm identity
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Wednesday he was “relieved” that a Japanese hostage believed to have been captured in Syria three years ago had been released, but added that the government still needed to confirm the man’s identity.
China inks free trade agreement MOU with Palestine
China has signed a free trade agreement memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Palestine, China’s commerce ministry said on Wednesday in a statement posted on its official website.
El Salvador issues arrest order for Archbishop Romero’s killer
A Salvadoran judge on Tuesday ordered the arrest of a former military officer suspected of ordering the 1980 killing of Archbishop Oscar Romero, a Latin American human rights icon recently named a Roman Catholic saint.
Exclusive: Ecuador no longer to intervene with UK for WikiLeaks Assange – foreign minister
– Ecuador does not plan to intervene with the British government on behalf of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in talks over his situation as an asylee in the South American country’s London embassy, Ecuador’s foreign minister said on Tuesday.
Brazil election poll shows Bolsonaro with 57 percent versus Haddad’s 43 percent
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro saw his sizeable lead narrow slightly over leftist rival Fernando Haddad in a new Ibope election poll published on Tuesday, looking at voter intentions for Sunday’s run-off vote.
Trump says Saudis staged ‘worst cover-up ever’ on Khashoggi; U.S. revokes visas of some Saudis
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday Saudi authorities staged the “worst cover-up ever” in the killing of prominent journalist Jamal Khashoggi this month, as the United States vowed to revoke the visas of some of those believed to be responsible.
Four U.S. soldiers injured in collision in Norway ahead of NATO exercise
Four U.S. soldiers were injured in a major North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercise in Norway in an accident involving four vehicles on Tuesday, the U.S. military said.
‘No deal’ Brexit would mean costly border disruption: UK spending watchdog
Companies will suffer and criminals could benefit from the inevitable border disruption that will ensue if Britain leaves the European Union without a deal, the country’s public spending watchdog said on Wednesday.
Trump calls Saudi handling of Khashoggi’s killing a total fiasco
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi and the subsequent cover-up by Saudi Arabia was “a total fiasco.”
