Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister Chombo faces corruption charges
HARARE (Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, among those detained by the military before Robert Mugabe resigned as president, was charged on Saturday with corruption, including trying to defraud the central bank in 2004.
U.S. warns of repercussions for Pakistan over freed militant
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The White House said on Saturday there would be repercussions for U.S.-Pakistan relations unless Islamabad took action to detain and charge a newly freed Islamist accused of masterminding a 2008 assault in Mumbai, India.
Iran’s Rouhani says Sochi summit ‘right step, at right time’ for Syria
LONDON (Reuters) – The trilateral meeting between Iran, Russia and Turkey in the Russian resort of Sochi this week was “a right step, at the right time” for stability in Syria, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani told Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad.
Lebanon’s Hariri takes critical line on Hezbollah
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri said on Saturday that he would not accept Iran-backed Hezbollah’s positions that “affect our Arab brothers or target the security and stability of their countries”, a statement from his press of…
Merkel points to grand coalition with Social Democrats
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday welcomed the prospect of talks on a “grand coalition” with her Social Democrat (SPD) rivals and defended the record of the previous such government, saying it had worked well.
Russia’s Putin signs ‘foreign agents’ media law
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law on Saturday new measures allowing authorities to list foreign media outlets as “foreign agents” in response to what Moscow says is unacceptable U.S. pressure on Russian media.
Ousted Zimbabwe finance minister Chombo in court over corruption charges
HARARE (Reuters) – Former Zimbabwe finance minister Ignatius Chombo, among those detained by the military when it seized power before Robert Mugabe resigned, was charged on Saturday with three counts of corruption in offences that allegedly occurred mo…
Russian bombers hit Islamic State targets in Syria: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian long-range bombers hit Islamic State targets in the northeast of Syria on Saturday, Russian news agencies cited the Russian Defense Ministry as saying.
France’s Macron unveils plan to curb violence against women
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday unveiled measures aimed at educating the public and schoolchildren about sexism and violence against women and improving police support for victims.
Pakistani police battle Islamist hardliners near capital
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani police fought running battles with stone-throwing Islamist activists on Saturday as they tried to clear a sit-in by religious hard-liners who have blocked the main routes into Islamabad for more than two weeks.
