Ukraine’s anti-corruption bureau launches case against sister agency
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian investigators on Tuesday said they had opened a criminal case into suspected extortion by officials at a sister anti-corruption agency, based partly on information from a whistleblower who also implicated the president’s offi…
Romania expels pro-Russian Serb for photographing military radar
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania has expelled a pro-Russian Serbian nationalist and banned him from entering the NATO member for 15 years after he showed an interest in obtaining classified information on military installations, state security said on Tu…
Tanks seen near Zimbabwe capital but streets calm as political tensions rise
HARARE (Reuters) – Armored vehicles were seen heading toward Harare but the streets of the Zimbabwe capital remained calm, a day after the armed forces chief said he was prepared to “step in” to end a purge of supporters of a vice president sacked last…
Hariri to return to Lebanon in next two days
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri will return to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia within two days, he said on Tuesday, 10 days after his shock resignation as prime minister in a broadcast from Riyadh.
Hariri says to return to Lebanon in next two days
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri will return to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia within two days, he said on Tuesday, 10 days after his shock resignation as prime minister in a broadcast from Riyadh.
Saudi-led coalition air raid puts Yemen’s Sanaa airport out of service: agency
Aden (Reuters) – An air raid by the Saudi-led military coalition put Yemeni airport in the Houthi-controlled capital Sanaa out of service on Tuesday, jeopardizing relief shipments to a country on the brink of famine, the state news agency SABA reported…
Iraqi PM says ‘will not wait forever’ to take action on border areas
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday he would take action soon over border areas under Kurdish control, but would regain them without violence.
Duterte berates Canada’s Trudeau at end of Philippines summit
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte attacked Canada’s Justin Trudeau at the end of a summit of Asian and Western nations for raising questions about his war on drugs, a topic skirted by other leaders, including U.S. President Donal…
Tanzania offers reward for arrest of anti-graft official who fled
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania offered a reward of 10 million shillings ($4,500) on Tuesday for the arrest of a former chief accountant of its anti-graft watchdog, part of a new drive to root out corruption.
Philippines Duterte says only answers to his people on drugs war, human rights
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Tuesday he would only answer to the people of his country when it came to human rights, and defended his war on drugs after a summit of Asian leaders.
