Rajapaksa launches comeback bid in Sri Lanka poll for PM
MEDAMULANA, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, regarded as a hero by some and a war criminal by others for the brutal defeat of Tamil Tiger rebels six years ago, announced on Wednesday that he would stand in an electi…
As populists surge, Nordic consensus politics fray
COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A policy impasse in Sweden and a newly installed but fragile minority government in Denmark are the latest signs that the Nordic political consensus model is fraying at the hands of eurosceptic and anti-immigration part…
As populists surge, Nordic consensus politics fray
COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A policy impasse in Sweden and a newly installed but fragile minority government in Denmark are the latest signs that the Nordic political consensus model is fraying at the hands of eurosceptic and anti-immigration part…
Singapore PM takes to the stand for hours in blogger defamation case
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took the stand for nearly seven hours on Wednesday, answering questions from a blogger he has successfully sued for defamation as the Supreme Court tried to decide how much he should be pai…
Singapore PM takes to the stand for hours in blogger defamation case
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong took the stand for nearly seven hours on Wednesday, answering questions from a blogger he has successfully sued for defamation as the Supreme Court tried to decide how much he should be pai…
Afghan army general accused of drug trafficking
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan police have detained an army general accused of smuggling nearly 20 kg (44 lb) of heroin, police and defense officials said on Wednesday.
Saudi’s Alwaleed says to give $32 billion to charity in coming years
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the chairman of Kingdom Holding, will donate $32 billion to charity in coming years via Alwaleed Philanthropies, he said on Wednesday.
To many ordinary Iranians, nuclear deal means money, food and jobs
VIENNA (Reuters) – To Iran’s leaders, solving a nuclear standoff with the West might be a question of maintaining geopolitical influence and prestige. To its ordinary citizens, it’s about money, food and jobs.
IAEA chief Amano to travel to Iran for nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – IAEA chief Yukiya Amano will be in Tehran on Thursday to meet Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and other officials, an Iranian official said on Wednesday.
Toyota’s top female executive steps down after arrest in Japan
TOKYO (Reuters) – Toyota Motor Corp said on Wednesday that Julie Hamp, its first female managing officer, had resigned following her arrest last month on suspicion of illegally importing the painkiller oxycodone into Japan.
