Malaysia’s PM denies fraud, says ex-PM Mahathir foments crisis
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak on Friday denied taking money from state fund 1MDB or any other entity for personal gain, after a media report said investigators traced nearly $700 million to bank accounts that were allege…
Tunisian militant chief probably died in U.S. air strike: source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A veteran Tunisian militant was probably killed by a U.S. air strike on a jihadist meeting in Libya last month whose main target was a top Algerian fighter, a U.S. official said on Friday.
After Tunisia attack, sun-seekers switch to Spain, Bulgaria and Greece
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fearing for their safety in Tunisia after a gunman killed dozens of tourists, sun-seeking Europeans are switching to destinations such as Spain, Bulgaria or even Greece for holidays this year.
Hague judges give warlord’s lawyers more time to prepare
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court on Friday postponed the trial of Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda, accused of leading a militia in a campaign marked by rape and murder, after his lawyers said they needed more time to build his de…
West wants to remove Russian government from power: Kremlin security council head
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Western powers want to Remove Russia’s government from power, Nikolai Patrushev, head of the Kremlin’s Security Council, said on Friday.
Turkey says to keep doors open for Uighur ‘brothers’, irking China
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey vowed on Friday to keep its doors open to ethnic Uighur migrants fleeing persecution in China, a stance likely to exacerbate Ankara’s row with Beijing over its treatment of the largely Muslim, Turkic-language speaking minority…
Britain falls silent to remember 30 killed in Tunisian gun attack
LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of people across Britain held a minute’s silence on Friday on an official day of mourning to pay tribute to 30 Britons killed a week ago by an Islamist gunman in Tunisia, the country’s worst loss of life in a militant attack…
U.S. Treasury guarantees bond issue by Jordan, rare form of aid
NEW YORK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The U.S. Treasury, at the behest of the U.S. State Department and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), guaranteed $1.5 billion worth of bonds issued by Jordan earlier this week.
Ecuador, first stop on Pope tour, highlights environment exhortation
QUITO (Reuters) – It is one of the most biodiverse nations on earth, boasting the Amazon rainforest, Andean mountains and the Galapagos Islands, where Charles Darwin formulated his theory of evolution.
Turkey reinforces Syria border, PM says no incursion planned
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has deployed additional troops and equipment along part of its border with Syria as fighting north of the city of Aleppo intensifies, security sources said, but Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said there were no immediate plans…
