Strong quake, tsunami in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island kill at least 30
At least 30 people were killed in the bay city of Palu in Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, a hospital official told Metro TV on Saturday, after the area was hit by strong earthquakes and a tsunami a day earlier.
Brazil’s left presidential candidate Haddad ahead of far-right Bolsonaro: poll
Brazil’s leftist Workers Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, would defeat far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in an expected runoff vote in next month’s election, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday.
Brazil’s left presidential candidate Haddad ahead of far-right Bolsonaro: poll
Brazil’s leftist Workers Party candidate, Fernando Haddad, would defeat far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in an expected runoff vote in next month’s election, a Datafolha poll showed on Friday.
Lavrov notes Trump blamed China, not Russia, for U.S. election meddling
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov took pleasure in pointing out on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump this week accused China, not Russia, of interfering in U.S. elections.
Indians arrested for illegally entering U.S. nearly triples
The number of Indians arrested for illegally entering the United States has nearly tripled so far in 2018, making them one of the largest groups of illegal aliens apprehended, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said on Friday.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says he will not accept election result if he loses
Far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, a former Army officer who admires Brazil’s 1964-1985 military dictatorship, said on Friday that he will not accept the result of next month’s election if he loses.
Russia begins missile system delivery to Syria, warns West on peace talks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Friday Moscow had started delivering the S-300 surface-to-air missile system to Syria and warned Western powers of trying to undermine U.N.-led efforts to end the seven-year conflict.
World Court: Palestine files complaint over U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem
The International Court of Justice on Friday said it has received a complaint from the “State of Palestine” against the United States, arguing that the U.S. government’s placement of its Israeli embassy in Jerusalem violates an international treaty and…
U.S. pull diplomats from Iraqi city, citing threats from Iran
The United States announced on Friday it will effectively close its consulate in the Iraqi city of Basra and relocate diplomatic personnel assigned there following increasing threats from Iran and Iran-backed militia, including rocket fire.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro says to resume campaigning on Oct. 12: TV
Brazil’s front-running far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro, still recovering from a near fatal stabbing, said on Friday he intends to resume campaigning on Oct. 12, five days after the first-round vote.
