Malaysia expels North Korean envoy after Kim Jong Nam murder
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Saturday it was expelling the North Korean ambassador, escalating a diplomatic row between the two countries over the murder of the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
Syrian government says agenda agreed, seeks united opposition at next Geneva talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria’s chief negotiator said on Saturday that the “only thing” achieved at 10-day talks in Geneva was an agreed agenda and that the government wanted a unified opposition delegation as its negotiating partner.
East Libyan forces target rivals with air strikes to regain oil ports
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – East Libyan forces carried out air strikes around major oil ports on Saturday as they sought to regain control of the area from a rival faction, a military spokesman said.
British foreign minister to visit Russia to discuss differences
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister Boris Johnson will go to Moscow in the coming weeks to discuss the differences between the two countries over Syria and Ukraine, the Foreign Office said on Saturday, in the first such visit for five years.
MH370 families launch campaign to fund search for the missing jet
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Families of passengers on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 on Saturday launched a campaign to privately fund a search for the aircraft.
Twelve treated for chemical weapons agents in Mosul since March 1: U.N.
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Twelve people, including women and children, are being treated for possible exposure to chemical weapons agents in Mosul, where Islamic State is fighting off an offensive by U.S.-backed Iraqi forces, the United Nations said on Satur…
Jordan says executes 15 people, 10 for terrorism convictions
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordan executed 15 people on Saturday including 10 convicted on terrorism charges ranging from an attack a decade ago on Western tourists to the slaying of a writer, a judicial source and the government spokesman Mohammad al Momani sa…
Malaysia rejects ‘insinuation’ it violated U.N. sanctions on North Korea
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia on Saturday rejected any suggestion it may have violated sanctions imposed by the United Nations on North Korea, after a Reuters report said North Korea-linked firms were running an arms network in the country.
China’s anti-corruption overhaul paves way for Xi to retain key ally
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s sweeping overhaul of its anti-corruption architecture could enable President Xi Jinping to justify retaining his key ally and top graft buster Wang Qishan beyond retirement age, sources with ties to the leadership say.
China’s 2017 defense budget rise to slow again
BEIJING (Reuters) – Defying pressure for a strong increase in defense spending, China said on Saturday its military budget this year would grow about 7 percent, its slowest pace since 2010.
