Parliament must not have power to veto EU exit: Brexit minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Brexit minister David Davis said parliament must not be able to veto Britain’s decision to leave the European Union, urging lawmakers to reject proposed changes to legislation that gives Prime Minister Theresa May the power to begin …
South Africa’s ANC pledges to end corruption, infighting
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) needs to end corruption and party divisions, and deliver on promises to tackle poverty if it is to halt declining voter support, a new policy document said on Sunday.
Death toll from Damascus bombing climbs to 74: Observatory
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The death toll from a double bomb attack targeting Shi’ites visiting a pilgrimage site in Damascus has climbed to 74, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Sunday.
Japan PM Abe’s support slips amid questions over nationalist school land deal
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s support rate slipped six points to just under 56 percent, an opinion poll showed on Sunday, after weeks of questions in parliament about a murky land deal by a school operator to whom his wife had …
German minister links Essen security alert to Islamic State
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s interior minister said police had stopped a possible attack at a shopping center in the western city of Essen on Saturday and there were indications of a link to Islamic State militants.
China admits political education for students is poor
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is doing a poor job at political education for university students because the classes are outdated and unfashionable, the education minister said on Sunday in a rare admission of the difficulties faced enforcing a key governm…
Western Australia shuns Hanson’s nationalists in state poll
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The rapid resurgence of nationalist politics in Australia was abruptly halted on Saturday after Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party drew less than 5 percent of the vote and was set to win just one seat in a state poll.
South Korea’s disgraced Park leaves Blue House, says truth will out
SEOUL (Reuters) – Disgraced South Korean leader Park Geun-hye left the presidential Blue House on Sunday, two days after a court dismissed her over a corruption scandal, facing life as a private citizen and the possibility of jail.
Corruption cases in China jumped one-third in 2016
BEIJING (Reuters) – The number of corruption cases heard by Chinese courts jumped by about one-third last year, as the country’s top prosecutor vowed on Sunday there would be no let up in China’s campaign against deep-seated graft.
Jordanian soldier who shot Israeli schoolgirls walks free from jail
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Jordanian soldier who killed seven Israeli schoolgirls has been freed after serving 20 years in prison, with many Jordanians celebrating his release and calling him a national hero, witnesses and family sources said on Sunday.
