Malaysia’s anti-corruption efforts undermined by questions about scandal: corruption fighter
PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Malaysia’s commitment to fighting corruption cannot be taken seriously as long as it does not explain how millions of dollars ended up in Prime Minister Najib Razak’s bank account, the head of the worl…
Millions strike in India to protest against Modi’s labor reforms
KOLKATA, India (Reuters) – Protesters wielding Communist flags clashed with police in Kolkata on Wednesday as millions of workers across India went on strike, the latest display of opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s economic reform package.
U.S. leads 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq against Islamic State: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 13 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, the coalition said in a statement.
Greece’s Syriza party falls behind conservatives in latest poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – The leftist Syriza party of former Greek premier Alexis Tsipras has fallen behind its main conservative opponents for the first time since a snap election was called in August, a new poll by GPO showed on Wednesday.
Syriza’s lead shrivels ahead of Greek election: poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – The lead held by Greece’s leftist Syriza party over conservative foes has shrunk to just 0.4 percent, according to a poll on Wednesday, offering further evidence that former premier Alexis Tsipras’s decision to call a snap election c…
UK’s Cameron backs down on government rules for EU referendum: BBC
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron has backed down over rules limiting the involvement of the government in campaigning before a referendum on European Union membership after lawmakers from his Conservative Party threatened to revo…
France drops investigation into Arafat’s death
PARIS (Reuters) – French investigating magistrates have decided to drop an inquiry into the death in France of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, whose widow alleged he was poisoned, the prosecutors office said on Wednesday.
Pakistan air strikes kill at least 31, as offensive continues
WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Air strikes carried out by Pakistani forces have killed at least 31 people in the country’s volatile northwest, officials said, as an offensive against the Pakistani Taliban continues on several fronts.
Ex-president’s backers in power struggle before Ivory Coast polls
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Two years ago, Pascal Affi N’Guessan was in jail after backing the losing side in Ivory Coast’s civil war. Now he is running for president, provoking a power struggle within the opposition whose outcome will help decide the country’…
Car bomb kills 10 in coastal stronghold of Syria’s Assad
AMMAN (Reuters) – At least 10 people were killed and dozens wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Syrian city of Latakia on Wednesday, state television said, in a rare attack in a coastal stronghold of President Bashar al-Assad.
