Exclusive: Malaysian police raid apartments linked to ousted PM Najib’s family
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Police on Saturday raided a deluxe Kuala Lumpur apartment block at which relatives of ousted Prime Minister Najib Razak had been staying as they searched for sensitive documents the new government fears may be taken out of the …
Merkel says Europe should do more to stop Syria war
ASSISI, Italy (Reuters) – Europe needs to do more to end the war in Syria, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Saturday as she received a peace award from Franciscan monks in the birthplace of St. Francis.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ask U.S. bishop to deliver wedding address
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Prince Harry and American actress Meghan Markle have asked a senior U.S. bishop to deliver the address at their wedding next Saturday.
North Korea details plans to dismantle nuclear test site
SEOUL/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea has scheduled the dismantlement of its nuclear test site for sometime between May 23 and 25, depending on weather conditions, in order to uphold its pledge to discontinue nuclear tests, the country’s state media…
Hundreds protest in Georgia after police raid night clubs
TBILISI (Reuters) – Hundreds gathered in the center of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi on Saturday to protest armed police raids on two nightclubs and to demand the resignation of the prime minister and interior minister.
Pope set to be blunt with Chile bishops to unravel abuse cover-up
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis wants Chile’s bishops to owe up to the “devastating wounds” inflicted on the Church’s credibility by a cover-up of clergy sexual abuse, serving notice that his coming meetings with them will be blunt.
Myanmar riot police break up anti-war protest in Yangon
YANGON (Reuters) – Riot police in Yangon used batons on Saturday to break up a protest in support of victims of fighting in the northern Myanmar state of Kachin, arresting several of the organizers.
Malaysia’s Mahathir bars former PM from leaving the country
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad barred his predecessor, Najib Razak, from going overseas on Saturday, saying there was enough evidence to investigate his links to a multi-billion-dollar scandal.
Iraqis vote as Abadi seeks to fend off Iran-backed rivals
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqis voted on Saturday for the first time since the defeat of Islamic State, with Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi, a rare ally of both the United States and Iran, trying to fend off powerful Shi’ite groups that would pu…
Israel closes Gaza border crossing damaged by Palestinians
GAZA (Reuters) – Israel closed a main border crossing with the Gaza Strip and destroyed a Hamas militant tunnel on Saturday, a day after renewed violence between Palestinian protesters and Israeli forces on the edge of the coastal enclave.
