Turkish media linked to exiled cleric say they shut out by government
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish media close to a U.S.-based Islamic preacher accused by President Tayyip Erdogan of seeking to usurp power say they have been shut out of government press events in a move they see as evidence of Turkey’s deteriorating pres…
Americans suspected of trying to ship baby body parts flee Thailand: police
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai police said on Monday two Americans suspected of trying to send infant and adult body parts in parcels to the United States had fled the country.
Bosnia police arrest 12 for warcrimes near biggest mass grave site
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Bosnian police on Monday arrested 12 Bosnian Serbs suspected of crimes against humanity over an attack early in the country’s 1992-95 war in which 150 Muslim Bosniaks, including women and children, were killed and their bodies dump…
China’s ‘Fox Hunt’ grabs 288 suspects in worldwide anti-graft net
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has arrested 288 fugitives suspected of committing economic crimes as part of an aggressive anti-corruption effort aimed at individuals who have fled abroad, the official government news agency Xinhua said.
Incoming Romanian president pushes crackdown on corruption
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s president-elect Klaus Iohannis urged parliament on Monday to scrap a corruption amnesty bill, moving swiftly to make good on a campaign promise and allay EU fears over graft in the country.
Artillery explosions shake Donetsk airport in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Loud explosions and artillery fire rocked Donetsk airport in eastern Ukraine on Monday, despite attempts to negotiate an end to a battle that is undermining a ceasefire in regions held by separatists.
Modi urges Indian expatriates in Australia to invest back home
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Last week Mick Jagger, this week Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Part of British parliament evacuated due to suspicious package: police
LONDON (Reuters) – The part of the British parliament housing the offices of many lawmakers was briefly evacuated on Monday due to a suspicious package before staff were allowed to re-enter the building.
Heavy shelling rocks rebel-held Donetsk in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fr…
Poland’s main opposition party leads in regional elections: exit poll
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s largest opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) has taken the lead in regional elections held on Sunday, an exit poll showed, their first victory over the ruling Civic Platform (PO) party in a nationwide vote in nine years.
