As he turns 93, Mugabe dismisses corruption allegations
HARARE (Reuters) – As he celebrated his 93rd birthday on Tuesday, Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe brushed aside persistent allegations of corruption against senior officials, saying rumor-mongers were merely targeting “big fish” in his administration….
Suicide bombers in Pakistan kill five in attack on court
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Suicide bombers attacked a court complex in Pakistan on Tuesday, killing five people and wounding 20, police officials said, the latest incident in a new surge of Islamist violence.
ASEAN unsettled by China weapon systems, tension in South China Sea
BORACAY, Philippines (Reuters) – Southeast Asian countries see China’s installation of weapons systems in the South China Sea as “very unsettling” and have urged dialogue to stop an escalation of “recent developments”, the Philippines said on Tuesday.
Geneva talks to encompass Syrian transition process: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – Syria peace talks due to start this week in Geneva are based on the broad mandate of a U.N. resolution that asks the U.N. mediator to hold talks on a “political transition process”, an official involved in the talks said on Tuesday.
Leader of Germany’s far-right party meets Putin allies in Moscow
BERLIN/MOSCOW (Reuters) – The leader of Germany’s far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) held talks with Russian officials during a visit to Moscow at the weekend, including with an ultra-nationalist ally of President Vladimir Putin, a spokesman…
Five die as light plane crashes into mall in Australia
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A pilot and four American passengers were killed on Tuesday when a small plane crashed in to the roof of a shopping mall after taking off from an airfield outside Melbourne, Australia’s second-largest city, police said.
Gaddafi son’s trial unfair, should be sent to ICC: U.N.
GENEVA (Reuters) – The trial of Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, a son of the ousted Libyan leader sentenced to death in absentia, did not meet international standards and he should face murder charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), the United Nation…
Candidate vying to lead Indonesian capital denies pandering to Islamists
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A former education minister in Muslim-majority Indonesia facing a run-off vote against a Christian to be Jakarta governor, on Tuesday denied pandering to Islamists to win support and said he could unite the capital after a divisive …
China opposes U.S. naval patrols in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday it opposed action by other countries under the pretext of freedom of navigation that undermined its sovereignty, after a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group began patrols in the contested South China Sea.
Malaysia says cause of death still unknown in killing of North Korean
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian authorities said on Tuesday they had yet to determine a cause of death in the killing of the half-brother of North Korea’s leader, and had still to confirm the identity as no next of kin has come forward.
