Athletics – World Athletics Championships – London Stadium, London, Britain – August 13, 2017. Usain Bolt of Jamaica applauds fans during a lap of honour. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez October 22, 2017 By Alan Baldwin AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Usain Bolt says he is serious about starting up a soccer career now […]
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Go home, Tillerson tells Iranian-backed militias in Iraq
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Saudi King Salman speak before their meeting in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Alex Brandon/Pool October 22, 2017 By Stephen Kalin and Jonathan Landay RIYADH/DOHA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Sunday it was time for Iranian-backed militias […]
Protesters call for justice after Maltese journalist’s killing
People protest against the assassination of investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia last Monday, in Valletta, Malta, October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Darrin Zammit Lupi October 22, 2017 By Chris Scicluna VALLETTA (Reuters) – Thousands of Maltese called for justice on Sunday in a protest held by a group of non-governmental organizations after […]
Slovenian President Pahor wins his second mandate-exit polls
Presidential candidate Borut Pahor answers questions from the media during the presidential election outside a polling station in Sempeter pri Novi Gorici, Slovenia October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Srdjan Zivulovic October 22, 2017 LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian President Borut Pahor won his second five-year mandate in an election held on Sunday, an […]
Iraqi Kurdish opposition party Gorran calls on Barzani to step down
Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani casts his vote during Kurds independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari October 22, 2017 BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gorran, a main opposition party to Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani, called on Sunday for his resignation, and for a “national salvation government” to […]
U.S. senators seek answers on U.S. presence in Niger after ambush
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) speaks to reporters as he arrives for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., October 18, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts October 22, 2017 By Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. senators said on Sunday the White House has not been forthcoming with details about the military’s […]
Czech tycoon Babis to be named prime minister but may struggle to find partners
REFILE – CORRECTING CAPTION INFORMATION The leader of ANO party Andrej Babis arrives for a news conference at the party’s election headquarters after the country’s parliamentary elections in Prague, Czech Republic October 21, 2017. REUTERS/David W Cerny October 22, 2017 By Jan Lopatka PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman […]
Fierce firefight as Philippines’ toughest urban war down to last building
Damaged buildings are seen after government troops cleared the area from pro-Islamic State militant groups inside the war-torn area at Raya Madaya bridge in Saduc proper, Marawi city, southern Philippines October 22, 2017. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco October 22, 2017 By Roli Ng MARAWI CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – Philippine troops were locked […]
Mugabe removed as WHO goodwill envoy after outrage -statement
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe addresses a meeting of his ruling ZANU PF party’s youth league in Harare, Zimbabwe, October 7, 2017. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo October 22, 2017 By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has been removed as a goodwill ambassador, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on […]
For some Chinese dissidents, party congress means a paid ‘vacation’
FILE PHOTO – Chinese dissident Hu Jia uses his mobile phone at Beijing airport November 6, 2013. To match Insight CHINA-CONGRESS/RIGHTS REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon/File Photo October 22, 2017 By Christian Shepherd BEIJING (Reuters) – Hu Jia, a well-known Chinese dissident who lives in Beijing, says he had hoped to go to […]