Turkey says EU funds not being actively used for needs of Syrian refugees
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A substantial portion of the funds promised by the European Union (EU) to help Syrian refugees in Turkey is still not being used actively to meet their needs, Turkey’s EU Ministry said on Saturday.
Special Report: Meet the force behind Zimbabwe’s ‘Crocodile’ president
HARARE (Reuters) – His wife is a beauty queen, his troops unseated Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe, and his motorcade is fit for a president. General Constantino Chiwenga, head of the armed forces until earlier this month, is on a roll.
Iran holds pro-government rallies after protests
DUBAI (Reuters) – Annual nationwide pro-government rallies were held in Iran on Saturday to mark the end of the unrest that shook the country in 2009, state media reported, a day after price protests turned political in a dozen cities.
China recovers $112 million in misused poverty relief funds – Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have recouped 730 million yuan ($112.20 million) in misappropriated funds as part of an investigation into the country’s national poverty-reduction scheme, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Exclusive: Russian tankers fueled North Korea via transfers at sea – sources
LONDON/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea, according to two senior Western European security sources, providing an economic lifeline to the se…
Gunman kills 11 in attacks on Coptic church, Christian-owned shop in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – A gunman killed at least 11 people on Friday in attacks on a Coptic Orthodox church and a Christian-owned shop near Cairo before he was wounded and arrested, the Egyptian interior ministry and church officials said.
Venezuela probes ex-oil czar Ramirez over alleged graft scheme
CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela is investigating Rafael Ramirez, a once powerful oil minister and former head of state oil company PDVSA, in connection with an alleged $4.8 billion Vienna-based corruption scheme, the state prosecutor’s office ann…
Price protests turn political in Iran as rallies spread
DUBAI (Reuters) – Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in several cities across Iran on Friday, Iranian news agencies and social media reports said, as price protests turned into the largest wave of demonstrations since nationwide pro-reform u…
Congo Republic releases U.S. citizen detained for nearly two years
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Congo Republic on Friday released Marcel Pika, a naturalized U.S. citizen detained for nearly two years, according to the U.S. embassy in the capital, Brazzaville.
Protesters rally in Iran as demonstrations spread
DUBAI (Reuters) – Demonstrators chanted anti-government slogans in several cities across Iran on Friday, Iranian news agencies and social media reports said, as price protests turned into the largest wave of demonstrations since nationwide pro-reform u…
