After campaign to oust Pakistan PM, Imran Khan looks to take the job
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – As Pakistani cricket star-turned-politician Imran Khan prepared for a victory rally to celebrate the success of his campaign to remove Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office, he said his aim was to take the job himself next year….
For Brazil judge Moro, politicians not yet keen to fight corruption
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian federal judge Sergio Moro, the man behind Brazil’s largest ever corruption investigation, said there is still lack of interest from the country’s political establishment to fight corruption, despite the political and eco…
Saudi Arabia says that calls for internationalization of holy sites ‘a declaration of war’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called what he said was Qatar’s demand for an internationalization of the Muslim hajj pilgrimage a declaration of war against the kingdom, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television said on Sunday, but Qatar sai…
Israeli court upholds jail term for ex-soldier in Hebron shooting
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – An Israeli military appeal court upheld a manslaughter conviction and 18-month jail sentence on Sunday for a former army conscript who killed an incapacitated Palestinian assailant in the occupied West Bank.
Pakistan set to elect new prime minister Tuesday
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s lawmakers will elect a new prime minister on Tuesday to replace ousted leader Nawaz Sharif, with ruling party stalwart Shahid Khaqan Abbasi expected to become interim leader until Sharif’s own brother is eligible.
Japan PM’s party avoids embarrassing defeat with win in Yokohama
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc avoided an embarrassing defeat on Sunday as an ally won reelection as mayor of Yokohama, with the premier planning to reshuffle his cabinet this week in an effort to boost his sagging s…
Four Arab countries say ready for Qatar dialogue with conditions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Four Arab countries boycotting Qatar are ready for dialogue to ease the dispute if Doha agrees to certain demands, Bahrain’s foreign minister said on Sunday after a meeting with his counterparts.
Lost children are legacy of battle for Iraq’s Mosul
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Thousands of children have been separated from their parents in the nine-month battle for Mosul and the preceding years of Islamic State rule in northern Iraq – some found wandering alone and afraid among the rubble, others join…
Car bomb in Somali capital Mogadishu kills six, 20 wounded: police officer
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A car bomb explosion in the Somali capital Mogadishu on Sunday killed six and wounded 20 others and the death toll was likely to rise, a police officer said.
At historic Aleppo hotel, nostalgia for a Syria lost
ALEPPO, Syria (Reuters) – On the terrace of the Baron Hotel in Aleppo, the owner’s widow, Roubina Tashjian, sorted through old photographs of its happier past in a more peaceful Syria.
