Brazilian politician resists arrest, fires at police
RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct 23 (Reuters) - Brazilian politician Roberto Jefferson fired at police while resisting arrest ordered by the country's Supreme Court on Sunday...
Women students tell Iran’s president to ‘get lost’ as unrest rages
DUBAI, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Female students in Tehran chanted "get lost" as Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi visited their university campus on Saturday and condemned...
Ukraine, West brush off Russian referendum plans for occupied regions
Four Russia-occupied regions announce referendum plansVotes to be held on whether to become part of RussiaUkraine and the West regard votes as sham and illegalFrance's...
Bolsonaro mixes campaign politics, military displays on Brazil bicentennial
Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.comRegisterBRASILIA/RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept 7 (Reuters) - President Jair Bolsonaro mingled military parades on Brazil's Independence Day with...
Senegal votes for legislators amid rising political acrimony
DAKAR, July 31 (Reuters) - Senegal is voting on Sunday in legislative elections that pits President Macky Sall's ruling party against an opposition coalition energised...
Many Sri Lankans flee Colombo as political leaders meet to seek solution to crisis
An army member stops vehicles at a check point on a the main road after the curfew was extended for another extra day following a...
Sri Lanka PM, scion of political dynasty, resigns amid protests
COLOMBO, May 9 (Reuters) - Mahinda Rajapaksa, who has dominated Sri Lankan politics for nearly 20 years and whose government crushed the Tamil Tigers to...