Malaysian PM says U.S. Department of Justice suit doesn’t involve him
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Friday a recent lawsuit by the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) does not involve him, the Malaysian government or sovereign wealth fund 1Malaysia Development Berhad directly.
Pakistan seeks return of helicopter crash hostages from Afghan Taliban
ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistan’s prime minister said on Friday his government is using “formal and informal channels” to seek the return of seven passengers of a crashed helicopter Pakistani helicopter who were captured by the Taliba…
Gunmen kill 13 in market in India’s northeast Assam state
GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) – Attackers wearing military uniforms shot dead at least 13 people and wounded 15 on Friday in a busy market area in a town in India’s restive northeastern state of Assam, in an attack blamed by the authorities on a regional s…
Turkey’s ruling AKP orders purge of members linked to ‘Gulenist terror group’
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party on Friday ordered a internal purge of members with links to Fethullah Gulen, the U.S.-based cleric whom the government holds responsible for last month’s failed coup.
Ugandan police storm Gay Pride event, arrest at least 15: activist
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda’s Police raided a night club where a Gay Pride event was underway and arrested at least 15 people, accusing them of staging an illegal gathering and promoting homosexuality, a rights activist told Reuters on Friday.
Islamic State captures up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqis: UNHCR
GENEVA (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters may have captured up to 3,000 fleeing Iraqi villagers on Thursday and subsequently executed 12 of them, the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR said in a daily report on events in Iraq.
China sentences fourth dissident in a week for subversion
BEIJING (Reuters) – China on Friday convicted a rights activist for subversion and sentenced him to three years prison, the fourth such sentencing this week and the latest move by authorities to crackdown on activists and lawyers.
South Sudan rejects U.N.accusations of rape, killing by its soldiers
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan rejected on Friday accusations from the U.N. that its soldiers had raped and killed civilians during and after ethnically-charged fighting last month in the capital Juba.
Britain says concerned about prisoners in Iran including aid worker
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it was concerned about its nationals imprisoned in Iran including a British-Iranian aid worker who has been detained since early April and accused by Revolutionary Guards of trying to overthrow Iran’s government.
Support for Germany’s Merkel plunges after attacks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Popular support for Chancellor Angela Merkel has plunged according to a poll conducted after attacks in Germany, with almost two-thirds of Germans unhappy with her refugee policy.
