Pakistan shuts down seminaries run by group accused of Indian air base attack
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani authorities have shut down several religious schools run by the Jaish-e-Mohammad militant group accused of masterminding an attack this month on an air base in India, the provincial law minister said on Friday.
China party to target key officials in graft fight: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party will sustain the pressure in its graft-busting campaign this year and will make corrupt officials in key posts priority targets and aim to investigate all central-level party and government bodies.
Ousted Thai PM Yingluck in court for corruption trial
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra appeared in court on Friday to face corruption charges that her supporters say are a ploy by the ruling junta to curtail the influence of her and her family.
New Guatemalan leader promises ‘drastic’ action to combat graft
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s new president pledged “drastic” measures against corrupt officials as he was sworn into office on Thursday, following an election campaign last fall dominated Jimmy Morales by anti-graft fervor.
More aid reaches trapped Syrians; doubts cast on peace talks
NEAR MADAYA, Syria/BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – A second batch of aid reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages on Thursday and the United Nations accused rival factions of committing war crimes by causing civilians to starve to death.
Islamic State claims Jakarta attack, targets Indonesia for first time
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked the heart of Indonesia’s capital on Thursday and the assault was claimed by Islamic state, the first time the radical group has targeted the world’s most populous Muslim nation.
U.S. secures first guilty plea in U.N. bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former finance director at a New York foundation accused of participating in a scheme to bribe a former United Nations General Assembly president on Thursday became the first defendant to plead guilty in the case.
Chinese marines’ desert operations point to long-range ambitions
BEIJING (Reuters) – Days after China passed a new law that for the first time permits its military to venture overseas on counter-terror operations, its marines began exercises in the western deserts of Xinjiang, more than 2,000 kilometers from the nea…
Iran says it has removed core from Arak reactor in key nuclear deal step
ANKARA (Reuters) – Iran has removed the sensitive core of its Arak nuclear reactor and U.N. inspectors will visit the site on Thursday to verify the move crucial to the implementation of Tehran’s atomic agreement with major powers, state television sai…
More aid reaches trapped Syrians; doubts cast on peace talks
NEAR MADAYA, Syria/BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – A second batch of aid reached a besieged Syrian town and two trapped villages on Thursday and the United Nations accused rival factions of committing war crimes by causing civilians to starve to death.
