Malaysia’s anti-graft unit to ask Najib to explain $671 million donation
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s anti-graft unit said in a statement on Wednesday it would ask Prime Minister Najib Razak to explain a 2.6 billion ringgit ($671 million) donation that was deposited into his private bank account.
Greek PM Tsipras says deal with lenders is close
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday Greece is close to concluding a deal with lenders on a multi billion euro bailout, which he said would end doubts over the country’s presence in the euro zone.
President-elect says Poland should be part of Ukraine peace talks: PAP
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland together with Ukraine’s other neighbors should be involved in resolving the crisis in eastern Ukraine, Poland’s president-elect Andrzej Duda said.
Poll shows Spain set for unpredictable political autumn
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s ruling conservative Popular Party has taken a clear lead over rivals in a fragmented political landscape four months before a general election but looks set to fall far short of a majority to go…
Aid workers struggle to assess needs in flood-hit Myanmar
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid workers are struggling to reach areas in Myanmar hit by floods that have killed 69 people, contaminated water sources and cut off electricity, phone lines, roads and rivers.
Aid workers struggle to assess needs in flood-hit Myanmar
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Aid workers are struggling to reach areas in Myanmar hit by floods that have killed 69 people, contaminated water sources and cut off electricity, phone lines, roads and rivers.
Row over treason inquiry rocks German political establishment
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s justice minister came under fire on Wednesday for sacking the top public prosecutor in a row over a treason investigation that has exposed tensions between press freedom and protection of state secrets.
Row over treason inquiry rocks German political establishment
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s justice minister came under fire on Wednesday for sacking the top public prosecutor in a row over a treason investigation that has exposed tensions between press freedom and protection of state secrets.
Zimbabwe court postpones trial of Cecil the lion’s accused
HWANGE, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – A Zimbabwean court on Wednesday postponed to Sept. 28 the trial of a local hunter accused of failing to stop American dentist Walter Palmer illegally killing the country’s most prized lion last month.
India floods derail trains, killing 21 people, as focus turns to safety
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Two express trains derailed into a river in central India overnight after flood water weakened the tracks, killing 21 people, state officials said on Wednesday, reigniting criticism about lack of safety on the world’s fourth-large…
