Malaysia police to question ex-PM Mahathir on anti-government comment
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police want to question former premier Mahathir Mohamad about anti-government comments, a spokeswoman said on Wednesday, in what appeared to be a bid to stifle the veteran leader’s campaign to bring down the prime min…
Australia alarmed by strategic rivalry in South China Sea
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Australia expressed alarm on Wednesday at escalating strategic rivalry in the South China Sea, saying it puts Asia at the risk of a military blunder with potentially serious consequences.
Eleven migrants drown heading from Turkey to Greek island: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – At least 11 migrants believed to be Syrians drowned as two boats sank after leaving southwest Turkey for the Greek island of Kos, Turkey’s Dogan news agency reported on Wednesday.
Migrant chaos at Budapest train station; Germany says EU rules still hold
BUDAPEST/BERLIN (Reuters) – Hundreds of angry migrants demonstrated outside Budapest’s Eastern Railway Terminus on Tuesday demanding they be allowed to travel on to Germany, as the biggest ever influx of migrants into the European Union left its asylum…
To stem migrant flow, Tanzania offers climate-stressed farmers loans
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At a busy intersection in Tanzania’s largest commercial city, farmer-turned-hawker Pascal Kipeta runs a wooden stall offering a wide range of Chinese products to motorists, while keeping an eye open for city…
Four months after quakes, Nepal fails to spend any of $4.1 billion donor money
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Two months after foreign countries and international agencies pledged $4.1 billion to help Nepal recover from its worst natural disaster, the government has yet to make arrangements to receive the money and has spent nothing on re…
South Africa may increase nuclear power: newspaper
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s future energy mix could include an even higher share for nuclear power than the 9,600 megawatts (MW) already planned, the Business Day newspaper reported on Tuesday, citing an interview with a government official…
Fleeing Islamic State killings in Syria, a family reaches Bavaria
VIENNA (Reuters) – “Is this really our train? Is this the train to Germany?!” Maha screams with delight.
Native protesters seize oil wells in Peru to urge government action
LIMA (Reuters) – Indigenous protesters in Peru seized oil wells in an Amazonian oil block on Tuesday and said they also planned to halt output in a neighboring concession to press the government to address pollution and compensation demands.
Guatemalan Congress strips President Perez’ immunity in graft scandal
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Guatemala’s Congress on Tuesday voted unanimously to strip President Otto Perez of immunity, paving the way for prosecutors to charge him in a graft scandal that could lead to his ouster.
