Venezuela’s president calls for prosecution of business leader Mendoza
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president on Sunday urged legal action against billionaire businessman Lorenzo Mendoza over a phone call which airs the possibility of an international bailout for the OPEC nation’s ailing economy.
China graft watchdog probes three officials at state economic planner
BEIJING (Reuters) – The ruling Chinese Communist Party’s graft watchdog is investigating three officials at the powerful economic planner, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), for suspected corruption, officials said on Monday.
China graft watchdog raps top paper for covering up news
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s anti-graft watchdog has criticized the ruling Communist Party’s official newspaper the People’s Daily for abuses at some of its subsidiaries and bureaus including covering up news in exchange for money and misusing governmen…
Palestinian gunman kills one, wounds 11 in Israeli city of Beersheba
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian gunman went on a shooting rampage at the central bus station in the southern Israeli city of Beersheba on Sunday, killing a soldier and wounding 11 other people, police said.
Israel, U.S. signal security ties back on track after Iran feud
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were starting to put disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind them, announcing resumed talks on U.S. defense aid for Israel as it hosted Washington’s top general and a joint ai…
Iran deal closer to reality as U.S. prepares sanctions waivers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned they would not take effect until Tehran has curbed its nuclear program as required under a historic nuclear deal reached in Vienna on …
Migrant backlog builds in Balkans after new diversion
BERKASOVO, Serbia/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Buses packed with migrants backed up on Serbia’s border with Croatia on Sunday, their passage to western Europe slowed by a new diversion through Slovenia, which vowed to limit the influx.
Israel, U.S. signal security ties back on track after Iran feud
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel and the United States signaled on Sunday they were starting to put disputes over the Iran nuclear deal behind them, announcing resumed talks on U.S. defense aid for Israel as it hosted Washington’s top general and a joint ai…
Yemen’s abundant guns fuel its messy civil war
MARIB, YEMEN (Reuters) – Celebratory tracer fire from a wedding lights up the night sky over Marib, a city that is heavily armed even by the standards of Yemen, where the ready availability of weapons helped start civil war and is now preventing anyone…
Canada PM appeals for support as rival leads before Monday vote
NEWMARKET/TORONTO, Ontario (Reuters) – Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and his team on Sunday urged Conservative supporters to get out the vote as polls showed Liberal rival Justin Trudeau holding a firm lead one day before the country’s fiercel…
