Malaysia’s 92-year-old PM says he’ll stay in office for one-two years
KUALA LUMPUR/TOKYO (Reuters) – New Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he will remain in office for one or two years and that Anwar Ibrahim, the jailed reformist he had vowed would replace him, will be released on Wednesday.
Two Koreas to hold talks as North prepares to shut test site
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea and South Korea will hold high-level talks on Wednesday to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, South Korea said.
Safety, verification questions hang over North Korea’s plan to close nuclear site
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Shutting down North Korea’s nuclear test site is trickier than it might seem.
Malaysian PM Mahathir says may be prime minister for one-two years
TOKYO (Reuters) – Newly elected Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said on Tuesday he may remain premier for up to two years and will play a role in the background even after he steps down.
Taliban fighters close in on provincial city in western Afghanistan
HERAT, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Taliban fighters threatened the provincial capital of Farah in western Afghanistan on Tuesday, with fighting underway on the outskirts of the city where government forces were defending two police districts, officials and…
In major boost, Modi’s ruling party seen winning in southern Indian state
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party was heading for an outright majority on Monday in an election in a big southern state, the vote count showed, cementing Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity ahead of general elections next year.
Exclusive: Evidence that Malaysia’s Najib received 1MDB funds was ignored, probe panelists say
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) found evidence in late 2015 that 42 million ringgit ($10.6 million) was transferred from a former subsidiary of state fund 1MDB into an account of then Prime Minister Najib Razak, but its recommendation for further investigation was rejected by the attorney general, a member of a panel that reviewed the commission’s case files told Reuters.
Modi’s ruling party leading in Indian state election, vote count shows
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling party was leading on Monday but was short of an outright majority as votes were counted from an election in a big southern state seen as a gauge of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s popularity ahead of general election…
Malaysia’s pardons board to discuss Anwar’s release on Wednesday
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The pardons board in Malaysia’s capital will meet on Wednesday to discuss the release of jailed reformist leader Anwar Ibrahim, the palace and his party have said.
North, South Korea to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on May 16
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea and South Korea agreed on Tuesday to hold high-level inter-Korea talks on May 16 to discuss steps needed to uphold the pledge to denuclearize the Korean peninsula, South Korea’s Unification Ministry said.
