No let-up for Malaysia’s PM after state fund graft allegations
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak came under fresh pressure on Saturday after statements from colleagues opened up the prospect of further probes into alleged corruption around the debt-laden state fund 1MDB.
Saudi says wanted militant killed in exchange of fire
CAIRO (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s interior ministry said on Saturday a wanted militant, a supporter of Islamic State, had been killed in an exchange of fire with police when he refused to surrender.
U.S., allies conduct 14 air strikes in Syria, nine in Iraq: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces conducted 14 air strikes against Islamic State militants in Syria and nine in Iraq on Friday, the task force conducting the operation said.
Iraqi jets drop leaflets over Mosul promising to recapture city
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi jets dropped leaflets over Mosul telling residents that Islamic State fighters would soon be driven from the northern city, saying details of the operation would be broadcast on a new radio station.
Taiwan president remembers Nationalist victory in Sino-Japan war
HSINCHU, Taiwan (Reuters) – Taiwan’s president said on Saturday it was Nationalist Chinese forces which won the war against Japan as he sought to challenge Beijing’s official line which overwhelmingly focuses on the heroics of the Communist army during and before World War Two.
Russia outraged by Poland’s removal of Soviet war memorial
MOSCOW/WARSAW (Reuters) – Russia said on Saturday it was outraged by Poland’s destruction of a Soviet war monument, warning Warsaw of the “most negative consequences” after what it said was a flagrant violation of an agreement between the two countries…
Defense minister rejected as Taliban battle near Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s parliament rejected a second nominee for defense minister on Saturday, leaving a vacuum that has already lasted nine months, while government forces battled the Taliban just 30 miles west of the capital Kabul.
Migrants disrupt cross-channel tunnel services at Calais
LONDON (Reuters) – Dozens of migrants trying to stow away on vehicles crossing the Channel by tunnel between France and England broke through perimeter fences at Calais overnight, temporarily halting traffic, a Eurotunnel spokesman said on Saturday.
Spain arrests Moroccan accused of distributing Islamic State propaganda
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police arrested a Moroccan man in the north eastern city of Badalona on Saturday accused of distributing militant Islamist propaganda across social networks, the Interior Ministry said.
75th birthday of Kazakhstan strongman raises questions on country’s future
ASTANA/ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s veteran leader Nursultan Nazarbayev celebrates his 75th birthday on Monday, in good shape and vastly popular, but the expected fireworks and fanfare mask uncomfortable questions about the future of the second-larg…
