Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight suspected militants plotting killings and a car bombing, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, and authorities were pursuing other accomplices.
German EU commissioner accused of racism after remarks about Chinese
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s EU commissioner has tried to play down remarks about Chinese and gay marriage that critics described as clearly racist and discriminatory.
Sixteen migrant bodies washed up in western Libya: Red Crescent
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The bodies of 16 migrants have washed up on shore at the western Libyan city of Zuwara, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Sunday.
Moldova chooses new president, with banking scandal still festering
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovans voted on Sunday in a presidential race that may propel a pro-Russian Socialist candidate to power, after a billion-dollar corruption scandal undermined trust in politicians who want closer ties with the West.
Ivory Coast votes on new constitution as opposition boycotts
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Voters in Ivory Coast cast their ballots on Sunday in a referendum to decide whether to approve a new constitution that President Alassane Ouattara argues will guarantee peace in the wake of years of political turmoil.
China tries to ‘divide and rule’ Taiwan by befriending pro-Beijing towns
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China is embarking on a divide-and-rule campaign on self-ruled Taiwan, offering to boost tourism to pro-Beijing towns and counties while giving the new pro-independence government the cold shoulder, government officials and politicia…
South African prosecutor says hasn’t decided to drop Gordhan fraud charges
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s state prosecutor said on Sunday he has yet to decide whether to proceed with fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, denying a newspaper report that the charges may be dropped after a review.
Friend at center of South Korea presidential crisis to answer probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – The woman at the center of a deepening political crisis around South Korean President Park Geun-hye will cooperate with prosecutors investigating allegations that she had improper control over state affairs, her lawyer said on Sunday….
War pushes Yemen to partition, thwarting peace efforts
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen has endured thousands of air strikes and the deaths of more than 10,000 people in a 19-month war that has also unleashed hunger on the desperately poor country – but its biggest challenge may be yet to come.
Islamic State claims responsibility for fatal stabbing in Hamburg
BERLIN (Reuters) – A follower of Islamic State was responsible for a stabbing attack on two youths in the German city of Hamburg two weeks ago, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Sunday.
