Kidnapped Qatari royal released in Iraq: Qatar ministry
DOHA (Reuters) – A member of Qatar’s ruling family kidnapped in Iraq last year with 26 other Qataris has been freed, along with a Pakistani man who was traveling with them, Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
Ukraine president denies offshore trust set up to minimize tax
TOKYO (Reuters) – Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday he had placed his assets in an offshore trust to separate his business and political interests after he took office and not to minimize tax, declaring the arrangements were transpar…
Turkey to work on rule to strip terrorism supporters of citizenship: minister
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will work on a new rule to strip citizenship from Turks found to be supporting terrorism, the justice minister said on Wednesday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan said he wanted such a measure.
Rescuers search for 23 in Pakistani landslide; flood toll at 92
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani rescue workers searched on Wednesday for 23 people buried in a landslide in northern mountains as the number of people killed by unusually heavy rain rose to 92.
Russia says more than 1.5 thousand mines removed in Syria’s Palmyra
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian forces have helped remove more than 1.5 thousand mines in the Syrian city of Palmyra since it was taken from Islamic State militants by government forces in March, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on …
China probes mayor of provincial capital for suspected graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have begun a graft probe into the mayor of the major northern Chinese city of Jinan, the ruling Communist Party announced on Wednesday, the latest senior official caught up in a sweeping corruption crackdown.
China switches on lighthouse on artificial island in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has begun operating a lighthouse on one of its artificial islands in the South China Sea near where a U.S. warship sailed last year to challenge China’s territorial claims.
China says business spats with Myanmar can be resolved
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is confident it can resolve business disagreements with Myanmar through friendly talks, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said after meeting his counterpart Aung San Suu Kyi, amid pressure from China to resume a stalled $3.6-billion da…
Fighting erupts near power lines to Afghan capital: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Fighting has broken out between Afghan government forces and Taliban militants in an area in the north where battles destroyed power lines early this year, officials said on Wednesday.
Poland’s anti-corruption agency enters Ciech, Kulczyk offices
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s anti-corruption office CBA said on Wednesday it entered the Warsaw premises of Polish chemicals group Ciech and its major shareholder Kulczyk Investments as part of an investigation over Ciech’s privatization in 2014.
