Kerry says Iran vow to defy U.S. is ‘very disturbing’
DUBAI (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said a speech by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei on Saturday vowing to defy American policies in the region despite a deal with world powers over Tehran’s nuclear program was “very disturbing”.
Malaysian activists question role of Muslim ‘fashion police’
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Women in Malaysia, long seen as a moderate Islamic nation, have been denied entry to government buildings on the grounds their skirts were too revealing, fanning fears of growing conservatism in a country with large non-Muslim …
Huge blaze threatens village in southern Croatia
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Several dozen residents were evacuated from a village in southern Croatia on Tuesday as firefighters struggled to keep a raging forest fire away from houses, state television HRT reported.
U.N. Council backs Iran nuclear deal but Tehran hardliners object
UNITED NATIONS/DUBAI (Reuters) – The U.N. Security Council on Monday backed Iran’s nuclear agreement with world powers but the Islamic Republic’s Revolutionary Guards attacked the resolution, underlining powerful opposition to the deal.
China to prosecute top graft buster in key province for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese authorities will prosecute one of the former top graft busters in the important southern province of Guangdong for corrupt practices, including bribery and interference in corruption investigations, the government said on Tu…
North Korea says not interested in Iran-like nuclear talks with U.S.
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea is not interested in an Iran-like dialogue with the United States to give up its nuclear capabilities, the isolated country’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday.
Japan demands China halt oil exploration in part of East China Sea
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan called on China on Tuesday to halt construction of oil-and-gas exploration platforms in the East China Sea close to waters claimed by both nations, concerned that Chinese drills could tap reservoirs that extend into Japanese ter…
Explosion in eastern China kills two, suspected attacker also dead: Xinhua
SHANGHAI (Reuters) – An explosion in a park in China’s eastern Shandong province has killed two people as well as the suspected attacker, the official Xinhua news agency said on Tuesday.
Exclusive: Peru sending prosecutors to Brazil as corruption probe goes regional
LIMA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Peruvian prosecutors plan to visit Brazil this month to gather evidence of bribery on a transcontinental highway project, Peru’s attorney general said in an interview, adding to regional fallout from the biggest corruption sc…
Obama endorses Nigerian leader’s agenda for defeating Boko Haram
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday offered strong support for Nigeria’s new president, Muhammadu Buhari, saying he had a “clear agenda” for defeating the militant Islamist group Boko Haram and was working to root out corruptio…
