Bill Clinton joins calls for release of Reuters journalists in Myanmar
YANGON (Reuters) – Calls grew on Tuesday for the release of two Reuters journalists in Myanmar who are facing accusations of breaching the country’s Official Secrets Act, with former U.S. President Bill Clinton urging that they be freed immediately.
‘Is that it?’ No new start for UK’s May with reshuffle
LONDON (Reuters) – It was meant to be a fresh start to put a year of gaffes, scandals and an ill-judged election behind Britain’s Theresa May, but so far it only seems to have made matters worse.
Iran has foiled plot to use protests to overthrow system: Khamenei
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iran has foiled attempts by its foreign enemies to turn legitimate protests into an insurgency to overthrow the Islamic Republic, supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday.
East China Sea oil tanker burns for third day as winds, high waves lash rescuers
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – Strong winds, high waves and toxic gases are hindering dozens of rescue boats struggling to locate missing sailors from a stricken oil tanker in the East China Sea and to extinguish a fire that has burned for the past three da…
Talks with rebels in no-man’s land as Russia eyes post-war role in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian rebels under siege near Damascus have resorted to talks with the government’s ally Russia, sometimes meeting in no-man’s land, as they seek to hang on to their enclave.
Turkey says Syrian strikes in Idlib undermine political process
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday the Syrian army was striking moderate opposition forces in Idlib province and this was undermining efforts to reach a political solution to the war in Syria.
Amplats reaches deal with South African tribal leader in community fund row
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African tribal leader has agreed to a more transparent structure for a 175 million rand ($14 million) community trust funded by Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), a move that aims to curb unrest around the firm’s most p…
Zimbabwe’s anti-graft agency investigates Grace Mugabe’s PhD
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s anti-corruption agency is investigating whether former first lady Grace Mugabe was wrongly awarded a university doctorate more than three years ago, an official said on Tuesday.
U.S. and Britain failed to cause Iran unrest: Khamenei
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Tuesday that Iran had foiled attempts by the United States and Britain to create unrest during a wave of protests, state media reported.
U.S. case against banker is ‘political coup attempt’: Turkey’s Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday condemned a U.S. sanctions-busting case against a Turkish bank executive as a “political coup attempt” and a joint effort by the CIA and FBI to undermine Ankara.
