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.
China warns Tibet party members not to harbor separatist ‘fantasies’ about Dalai Lama
BEIJING (Reuters) – A top Chinese official has vowed to severely punish members of the ruling Communist Party in Tibet who “harbor fantasies” about the troubled region’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, state media said on Wednesday.
