Exclusive: Haiti president says many aid organizations hid misconduct Haiti’s president said on Friday that sexual misconduct by staff of British charity Oxfam was only the tip of an “iceberg” and called for investigations into Doctors Without Borders and other aid organizations which came to the country after its 2010 […]
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Brazil army ordered to take over security in violent Rio de Janeiro Brazil’s federal government on Friday ordered the army to take over command of police forces in Rio de Janeiro state in a bid to curb violence driven by drug gangs, who have “virtually taken over” Rio’s metropolitan area […]
‘Sinister and systematic attack’ by Russians prompts U.S. Congress calls for action U.S. Republicans and Democrats both called for concerted action to combat foreign interference in U.S. elections after Special Counsel Robert Mueller announced indictments of Russians for meddling in the 2016 U.S. campaign on Friday. “These Russians engaged in […]
Turkish army hit village in Syria’s Afrin with suspected gas: Kurdish YPG, Observatory Syrian Kurdish forces and a monitoring group said the Turkish military carried out a suspected gas attack that wounded six people in Syria’s Afrin region on Friday. There was no immediate comment from the Turkish military, which […]
Russian toll in Syria battle was 300 killed and wounded: sources About 300 men working for a Kremlin-linked Russian private military firm were either killed or injured in Syria last week, according to three sources familiar with the matter. A Russian military doctor said around 100 had been killed, and […]
Cracks widen in Australian coalition as deputy PM calls Turnbull ‘inept’ A major rift opened up in Australia’s fragile ruling coalition on Friday as Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce refused to quit over an affair with a staff member, and derided Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s condemnation of his behavior as […]
Tillerson meets Turkey’s Erdogan for ‘open’ talks after weeks of strain Top U.S. diplomat Rex Tillerson and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan had a “productive and open” talk on Thursday about improving ties strained recently over their policies on Syria, in a meeting following weeks of escalating anti-American rhetoric from Ankara. Tillerson […]
Ramaphosa elected president of South Africa, vows anti-corruption fight Cyril Ramaphosa was elected as South Africa’s president in a parliamentary vote on Thursday and pledged to tackle endemic corruption after scandal-ridden Jacob Zuma resigned on orders from the ruling African National Congress. The road back to prosperity and self-respect under […]
Canada to create legal framework to guarantee indigenous rights Canada will create a legal framework to guarantee the rights of indigenous people in all government decisions, doing away with policies built to serve colonial interests, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Wednesday. In a sweeping speech that condemned past governments […]
Australia deputy PM’s popularity plummets amid scandal over affair Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce will take a break next week rather than step in for the country’s leader while he is away, as a poll shows his popularity plummeting since admitting to an extramarital affair with a former staffer. […]
