Malaysia’s rulers call for quick action on scandal dogging state fund
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s royal rulers have called for a quick, transparent investigation into troubled state-fund 1MDB, in rare comments from the monarchy that presents a new challenge to Prime Minister Najib Razak as he fends off corruption…
Special Report: China uses intimidation tactics at U.N. to silence critics
GENEVA (Reuters) – In a café lounge at the United Nations complex in Geneva, a Tibetan fugitive was waiting his turn earlier this year to tell diplomats his story of being imprisoned and tortured back home in China.
Death toll from China typhoon rises to 19: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – The death toll from a typhoon that struck China on the weekend has risen to 19, with four people missing, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
Australian police four over suspected ‘terrorism’ murder
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian counterterrorism police investigating the shooting death of a police accountant are questioning four people arrested on Wednesday in raids in Sydney.
Australian court tests legality of offshore detention for asylum seekers
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s highest court will begin considering on Wednesday whether the policy of sending asylum seekers to the tiny South Pacific nation of Nauru for long-term detention is in breach of the constitution, a major challenge to the c…
NATO rejects Russia explanation on Turkish air space
BRUSSELS/BEIRUT (Reuters) – NATO on Tuesday rejected Moscow’s explanation that its warplanes had violated alliance member Turkey’s air space by mistake and said Russia was sending more ground troops to Syria and building up its naval presence.
Brazil electoral court to probe Rousseff re-election campaign
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s top electoral authority ruled on Tuesday there are grounds to investigate irregularities in President Dilma Rousseff’s re-election campaign last year.
Portuguese president asks PM to form government to ensure stability
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s president asked Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Tuesday to form a government that can ensure political stability following an inconclusive national election which denied the center-right leader a parliamentary majori…
Macri dismisses policy paralysis risk if he wins Argentine presidency
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina’s leading opposition candidate, Mauricio Macri, on Tuesday shrugged off concerns he would struggle to push through his reform agenda if he wins this month’s leadership contest but fails as expected to secure a majorit…
Big palm oil’s pledge to preserve forests vexes Indonesia
JAKARTA (Reuters) – The Indonesian government is asking major palm oil companies to row back on the historic “no deforestation” pledges they made at last year’s United Nations climate change summit, officials and company sources say.
