Hungary’s tax chief says she is on U.S. travel ban list: paper
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The head of Hungary’s tax authority and several colleagues are among six people that Washington has banned from entering the United States over alleged corruption, she told a newspaper on Wednesday.
Hungary’s tax chief says she is on U.S. travel ban list: paper
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – The head of Hungary’s tax authority and several colleagues are among six people that Washington has banned from entering the United States over alleged corruption, she told a newspaper on Wednesday.
Indonesia police suspect journalist killed man then reported the murder
PEKANBARU Indonesia (Reuters) – An Indonesian journalist is suspected of murdering a man and then reporting news of the killing shortly afterwards, police said on Wednesday.
Acid attacks in Iran sharpen row over Islamic dress and vigilantism
BEIRUT (Reuters) – It is a question all Iranians are asking: who is stalking the streets of Isfahan, throwing acid into women’s faces?
Special Report: In France, the discreet charm of a far-right mayor
FREJUS France (Reuters) – Last month, David Rachline, the mayor of the French Riviera town of Frejus, quietly loaned a free room to the town’s Jewish community to celebrate Yom Kippur.
Russia test-fires intercontinental missile from submarine
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia test-fired a Sineva intercontinental missile from a submerged submarine in the Barents Sea on Wednesday as part of a check on the reliability of the navy’s strategic forces, the Defense Ministry said.
Gold, diamonds fuelling conflict in Central African Republic: U.N. panel
DAKAR (Reuters) – Gold and diamond sales are being used to finance conflict in Central African Republic and United Nations peacekeepers should monitor mining sites to clamp down on illicit trade, a U.N. panel of experts said.
Britain loath to pressure China over Hong Kong because of trade: former governor
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is not putting enough pressure on China to stick to its side of a pact on the transfer of Hong Kong’s sovereignty because it is worried about damaging trade links, former Hong Kong governor Chris Patten said on Tuesday.
Resource-rich Mongolia ousts prime minister amid economic downturn
ULAN BATOR (Reuters) – Mongolia’s parliament voted on Wednesday to remove Prime Minister Norov Altankhuyag amid concerns about a serious economic downturn as gold, copper and coal prices and foreign direct investment slump.
Czech billionaire’s political rise inspires some, alarms others
PRAGUE (Reuters) – In just three years, Czech Finance Minister Andrej Babis has managed to expand smoothly beyond business into politics and now appears poised to be a contender for prime minister.
