Category: World News

By Ben Blanchard CHIAYI, Taiwan (Reuters) – An alarm sounds and the pilots rush to their jets, sitting at the ready under a hardened shelter in the warm winter sun … Read More

By Sofia Menchu and Frank Jack Daniel GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Alejandro Giammattei took office on Tuesday in a ceremony overshadowed by delays and protests against outgoing officials … Read More

By Diego Oré MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A sweeping reform of Mexico’s criminal justice system would allow private communications to be used as evidence and limit legal challenges to avoid … Read More

By Alasdair Pal and Devjyot Ghoshal NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday Moscow has been urging Gulf countries to consider a common security mechanism … Read More

By James Oliphant WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Six Democratic U.S. presidential candidates sparred over war and trade, gender and health care, in a pressure-packed debate in Des Moines, Iowa, on Tuesday, … Read More

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese environment minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday announced he would take paternity leave, as he aims to become a role model for the country’s working fathers. Koizumi, … Read More

BEIJING (Reuters) – U.S. democracy watchdog group Freedom House urged governments on Wednesday to impose penalties on Chinese officials and tighten broadcast regulations amid a “dramatic expansion” in Chinese efforts … Read More

By Neil Jerome Morales SANTO TOMAS, Philippines (Reuters) – The fine ash drifting into the school gym on gusts of wind is a constant reminder for evacuees in the Philippines … Read More

By Dan Whitcomb (Reuters) – Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti was arrested on Tuesday on accusations that he violated the terms of his release from custody while awaiting trial on charges … Read More

By Parisa Hafezi and Babak Dehghanpisheh DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested people accused of a role in shooting down a Ukrainian airliner and had also … Read More