Saudi Arabia and Iraq to re-open border crossing after 27 years
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Iraq plan to open the Arar border crossing for trade for the first time since 1990, when it was closed after the countries cut ties following Saddam Hussein’s invasion of Kuwait, Saudi local media reported on Tuesday…
U.S. sanctions hit Russian hopes of a ‘Trump bump’ for investment
MOSCOW (Reuters) – New U.S. sanctions on Moscow have forced Russian business chiefs to accept that Donald Trump’s rise to power is not about to produce a “Trump Bump” in foreign investment.
Turkey hunts more coup suspects, detains 30 for suspected PKK links
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish police have launched operations to track down 33 former staff of a national scientific research agency who are alleged to have been involved in last year’s failed coup attempt, the state-run Anadolu news agency said on Tuesda…
Philippines says China agrees on no new expansion in South China Sea
MANILA (Reuters) – China has assured the Philippines it will not occupy new features or territory in the South China Sea, under a new “status quo” brokered by Manila as both sides try to strengthen their relations, the Philippine defense minister said….
Nearly 400 bodies recovered from Sierra Leone mudslide: coroner
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Rescue workers have recovered nearly 400 bodies from a mudslide in the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, the chief coroner said on Tuesday, as morgues struggled to find space for all the dead.
London’s Holborn underground station reopens after evacuation
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s Holborn underground station closed briefly on Tuesday after overheating equipment on a train filled a platform with smoke.
South African court quashes anti-graft watchdog proposal to change central bank’s mandate
PRETORIA (Reuters) – A South African court on Tuesday set aside a proposal by the anti-graft watchdog to switch the target of its monetary policy from inflation and currency stability to economic growth.
Roadside bomb blast kills eight soldiers in southwest Pakistan
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A roadside bomb killed eight soldiers in a remote district in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Baluchistan, a government official said on Tuesday, the second attack within days in the troubled region.
Iran could quit nuclear deal in ‘hours’ if new U.S. sanctions imposed: Rouhani
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran could abandon its nuclear agreement with world powers “within hours” if the United States imposes any more new sanctions, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday.
Modi urges India to reject violence in name of religion
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged India on Tuesday to reject religious violence, after a series of attacks against minorities sparked debate about whether a surge of Hindu nationalism is undermining the country’s secular ideals.
