Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate seen winning run-off: poll
Brazil’s far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro took a commanding lead over his leftist rival Fernando Haddad in the first election poll looking at voter intentions for the Oct. 28 run-off vote, according to a survey published on Wednesday.
U.S. senators trigger human rights probe over missing Saudi journalist
Twenty-two U.S. senators on Wednesday forced a U.S. investigation of whether human rights sanctions should be imposed over the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist last seen as he entered the Saudi consulate in Turkey on Oct. 2.
Ex-U.S. energy head Moniz halts Saudi work over journalist’s disappearance
Former U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said on Wednesday he has suspended his role on the board of Saudi Arabia’s planned mega city NEOM until more is known about the journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who disappeared on Oct. 2 after visiting a Saudi consu…
U.S. says China spy charged with trying to steal aviation secrets
The U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday it had arrested and indicted a spy for China’s Ministry of State Security on charges of economic espionage and attempting to steal trade secrets from several U.S. aviation and aerospace companies.
Former Fernandez confidant sentenced in Argentine corruption case
A member of former President Cristina Fernandez’s cabinet was sentenced to nearly six years in prison on Wednesday, one of the highest-profile convictions in a corruption crackdown that has also ensnared Fernandez.
Earthquake of magnitude 7 hits Papua New Guinea: USGS
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck remote New Britain island in Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, though there were no immediate reports of damage.
Northern Ireland’s DUP says it won’t be bullied on Brexit
A lawmaker from the small Northern Irish party that British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government relies on for support has said his party will not be bullied in Brexit talks, and that an unacceptable deal will be defeated in parliament.
Son of ousted Egyptian president freed on bail: judicial source
The youngest son of former Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi was released on bail, a judicial source said on Wednesday, hours after a family member and security sources said he was detained from his home on the outskirts of Cairo.
Chinese spy charged with trying to steal U.S. aviation trade secrets
A spy for the Chinese Ministry of State Security was arrested and indicted on charges of economic espionage and attempting to steal trade secrets from several U.S. aviation and aerospace companies, the Justice Department said on Wednesday.
U.S. raises pressure on Saudi Arabia over missing journalist
U.S. President Donald Trump increased pressure on Saudi Arabia on Wednesday to provide information on what happened to missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said he wanted to get the bottom of what he called “a very serious situation.”
