U.N. expert says U.S. torture continues at Guantanamo Bay
GENEVA (Reuters) – An inmate at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay is still being tortured, the U.N. special rapporteur on torture Nils Melzer said in a statement on Wednesday.
In another blow to Zuma, South African top court orders influence-peddling inquiry
PRETORIA (Reuters) – South Africa’s High Court ruled on Wednesday that President Jacob Zuma, under fire for alleged corruption, must set up a judicial inquiry into state influence-peddling within 30 days.
Poland’s new prime minister: a gamble that could backfire
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s new prime minister faces a difficult balancing act trying to repair bruised relations with the European Union without alienating the eurosceptic government’s core voters.
Brazil police raid homes of two members of Congress in bribery probe
BRASÍLIA (Reuters) – Brazilian police raided the offices and homes of two members of Congress on Wednesday in the latest corruption probe as the government makes a last-ditch effort to vote on an overhaul of the country’s costly pension system.
Two Reuters journalists arrested in Myanmar: government
YANGON (Reuters) – Two Reuters journalists were arrested on Tuesday evening in Myanmar’s main city, Yangon, a government spokesman said.
Palestinian leader says Trump’s Jerusalem ‘crime’ prevents U.S. peace role
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Muslim leaders on Wednesday that a U.S. decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel’s capital was a crime which showed that Washington should no longer play a role in Middle East peace talks.
Red Cross says life has stopped in Myanmar’s Rakhine
GENEVA (Reuters) – Life has stopped in its tracks in Myanmar’s northern Rakhine state where an estimated 180,000 Rohingya remain, fearful after violence drove 650,000 to flee to Bangladesh, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Wednesday…
Saudi King Salman says determined to confront corruption
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz said on Wednesday his government was determined to confront corruption with “justice and decisiveness” as the kingdom pushes ahead with its vision to wean the kingdom from dependence on oil.
Germany’s SPD plays hard-to-get before first talks with Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats said on Wednesday they would share power with Angela Merkel’s conservatives only if ordinary voters get a fairer deal, seeking to reassure party skeptics hours before highly-sensitive talks between the two …
Trump’s Jerusalem decision shows lack of respect for Palestinian nation: Iran’s Rouhani
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital shows the United States lacks any respect for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian nation, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani tweeted on Wednesday….
