China tightens rules after anti-corruption staff caught up in graft
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s top anti-corruption watchdog has tightened supervision of its 500,000-plus corruption investigators, after some of its own staff were caught in graft probes.
Mexican agents arrest American suspect in shooting of U.S. official
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen suspected of involvement in the brazen daylight shooting of a U.S. consular official in the Mexican city of Guadalajara was arrested on Sunday, the government said.
U.N. chief concerned Iran may have violated arms embargo: report
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations chief expressed concern to the Security Council that Iran may have violated an arms embargo by supplying weapons and missiles to Lebanese Shi’ite group Hezbollah, according to a confidential report, seen by…
Boko Haram attacks Nigerian army base, five soldiers killed: military source
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Five Nigerian soldiers and more than 15 Boko Haram fighters were killed when the jihadists attacked an army base in the remote northeast where the group has been fighting for an Islamic state, a military source said on Su…
Former Iran president Rafsanjani dies in blow to moderates
DUBAI (Reuters) – Former Iranian president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani died on Sunday at the age of 82, a big blow to moderates and reformists deprived now of their most influential supporter in the Islamic establishment.
Syrian air strikes resume on rebel-held Damascus water-source valley
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes escalated on Sunday in a rebel-held valley near Damascus containing the Syrian capital’s main water supply, a day after insurgents and the government failed to agree a plan to repair the springs knocked out of service two…
Venezuela’s Maduro hikes minimum wage for fifth time in a year
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro announced on Sunday a 50 percent hike in the minimum wage and pensions, the fifth increase over the last year, to help shield workers from the world’s highest inflation rate.
At least four killed in Palestinian truck attack in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian rammed his truck into a group of Israeli soldiers on a popular promenade in Jerusalem on Sunday, killing four of them in an attack that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said was likely inspired by Islamic State.
Trump acknowledges Russia role in U.S. election hacking: aide
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Donald Trump accepts the U.S. intelligence community’s conclusion that Russia engaged in cyber attacks during the U.S. presidential election and may take action in response, his incoming chief of staff said on Sun…
Iraqi forces reach Tigris in Mosul as suicide bombs hit Baghdad
MOSUL, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi special forces battling Islamic State reached the eastern bank of the Tigris river in Mosul on Sunday for the first time in a three-month, U.S-backed offensive to capture the city from the militants, who still cont…
