Guilt, fines remain hazy as Saudi corruption purge draws to close
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian media magnate Waleed al-Ibrahim was found innocent in an anti-corruption purge, a source at his company said on Monday, part of a wider campaign against graft whose secrecy could hurt the country’s effort to win foreign…
Mexico presidency race tightens; leftist stays out front: poll
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Leftist politician Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has consolidated support in his bid for the Mexican presidency, but the race has tightened as another opposition contender gained ground while the ruling party hopeful trailed, a po…
Iran cites change in U.S. navy behavior in Gulf
LONDON (Reuters) – An Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander said on Monday that U.S. vessels patrolling the Gulf had changed behavior and now abided by international regulations.
North Korea cancels joint performance with South Korea, blames South media: Seoul
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea has canceled a joint cultural performance with South Korea scheduled for Feb. 4 blaming South Korean media for encouraging “insulting” public sentiment regarding the North, South Korea’s unification ministry said on Monday…
Colombia’s ELN rebels responsible for bomb attacks on police: defense minister
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s ELN rebels are responsible for three bomb attacks against police stations that killed seven and wounded dozens more over the weekend, the nation’s defense minister said on Monday, as the government weighs the future of pea…
Merkel’s embrace splits German Social Democrats over party identity
GOERLITZ/COTTBUS, Germany (Reuters) – Cozying up to Angela Merkel, putting power above principles and jeopardizing the party’s identity: this is how Social Democrats in the eastern German town of Goerlitz see their leaders’ call to share power with the…
Pope urges Europe to be more active in fighting anti-Semitism
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called on European countries on Monday to do more to fight anti-Semitism, saying indifference on the issue was a virus that could allow the ideas of racial hatred to spread.
Kremlin unfazed by Syrian opposition boycott of peace conference
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Kremlin shrugged off a Syrian opposition decision to boycott a peace conference in Russia this week, saying on Monday the event would go ahead regardless and make a meaningful contribution to a political solution.
U.N. employees in Gaza hold protest strike over U.S. aid cut
GAZA (Reuters) – Schools, clinics and food distribution centers in the Gaza Strip were closed on Monday due to a one-day strike by the 13,000 employees of the United Nations agency that serves the Palestinians.
Philippine police return to war on drugs, cannot promise to avoid bloodshed
MANILA (Reuters) – Police in the Philippines on Monday resumed President Rodrigo Duterte’s war on drugs, making visits to the homes of users and dealers to convince them to surrender, but the national police chief said he could not promise a bloodless …
