Merkel offers German investment if Ukraine tackles corruption
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel pressed Ukraine on Saturday to tackle corruption and roll back the influence of oligarchs, saying German businesses are ready to invest there if the right conditions are in place.
Malaysia’s opposition submits no-confidence motion against PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A Malaysian opposition lawmaker has submitted notice for a motion of no confidence against embattled Prime Minister Najib Razak for Monday’s parliament, when he will face the toughest test of his political career over a graft s…
Two killed in shooting at Shi’ite ceremony in Iran: Fars agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two young men were killed and two people wounded in a drive-by shooting attack at an event marking the Shi’ite religious festival of Ashura in Iran late on Friday night, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.
Japan’s Abe sends ritual offering to Yasukuni Shrine ahead of trilateral summit
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent a ritual offering on Saturday to mark the annual autumn festival at Tokyo’s Yasukuni Shrine for war dead, seen as a symbol of Japan’s past militarism by many in Asia, Japanese media said.
Brazil police open preliminary probe on Rousseff’s campaign
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal police have opened a preliminary investigation into alleged irregularities in President Dilma Rousseff’s re-election campaign last year.
Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of multiple air combat operations over Syria, where government troops and their allies backed by Russian jets have launched an offensive against rebels…
Palestinians set fire to Jewish shrine; Israeli soldier stabbed
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians set fire to a Jewish shrine in the occupied West Bank, and an attacker disguised as a journalist stabbed an Israeli soldier on Friday as tensions ran high after more than two weeks of violence.
Turkey downs drone as Syria launches Aleppo offensive
BEIRUT/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey shot down a drone on Friday in an incident highlighting the dangers of multiple air combat operations over Syria, where government troops and their allies backed by Russian jets have launched an offensive against rebels…
Islamic State gunman kills five at Shi’ite center in Saudi Arabia
DUBAI (Reuters) – A gunman shot and killed five people in an attack on a Shi’ite Muslim meeting hall in Saudi Arabia on Friday before being shot dead by police, Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
Obama, Park say North Korea must show willing to get nuclear deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and South Korean President Park Geun-hye said on Friday they were open to negotiations with North Korea on sanctions but Pyongyang needed to show it was serious about abandoning its nuclear weapons pro…
