Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan pledge to improve ties in wake of trade war
ALMATY (Reuters) – The leaders of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan pledged on Monday to improve relations, after ties between the two former Soviet republics degenerated into a trade war under the previous Kyrgyz leadership.
Iran confirms upholding death sentence for academic over spying
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s Supreme Court has upheld a death sentence against a Sweden-based Iranian academic convicted of spying for Israel, the Tehran prosecutor was quoted as saying on Monday, confirming reports by Amnesty International and his family….
Bus drives into pedestrian underpass in Moscow, kills four: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A passenger bus swerved off course and drove into a busy pedestrian underpass in Moscow on Monday, killing at least four people, Russian news agencies reported.
Bahraini military court convicts six to death on terror charges
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Bahraini military court sentenced six Shi’ite Muslim men to death and revoked their citizenship after they were convicted on charges of forming a terrorist cell and plotting to assassinate a military official, Bahrain news agency BN…
Pakistan allows wife, mother to visit Indian man sentenced to death
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan allowed the wife and mother of an Indian man convicted of spying to visit him on Monday in Islamabad, eight months after he was sentenced to death by a military court.
Mideast needs two-state solution, Pope says in Christmas message
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis used his Christmas message on Monday to call for a negotiated two-state solution to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, after U.S. President Donald Trump stoked regional tensions with his recognition of Jerusalem…
Philippines’ Duterte’s son quits as vice mayor of hometown Davao
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s eldest son quit as vice mayor of the southern city of Davao on Monday, citing his being linked to a drug smuggling case by opponents and personal problems from a failed marriage as reasons for …
Saudi Arabia says Shi’ite judge killed by kidnappers
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Shi’ite Muslim judge abducted in eastern Saudi Arabia a year ago has been killed by his kidnappers, the Saudi state news agency SPA reported on Monday.
Israel praises Guatemala over Jerusalem embassy move
JERUSALEM/GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemalan President Jimmy Morales drew praise from Israeli officials on Monday for deciding to relocate the Central American country’s embassy to Jerusalem, a move in step with U.S. policy in a dispute over the cit…
Driver rams German party headquarters in apparent suicide bid
BERLIN (Reuters) – A man drove a car at the entrance of the Berlin headquarters of Germany’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) late on Sunday evening, lightly injuring himself, later telling police that he had intended to commit suicide.
