Philippines holds second senator, ex-leader’s son, for corruption
MANILA (Reuters) – A second senator, the son of a former president ousted in 2001 on corruption charges, turned himself in to authorities on Monday after an anti-graft court ordered his arrest for the misuse of congressional funds.
Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq, ISIL tightens Syria border grip
ANBAR Iraq (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake control of Iraq by exploiting sectarian rivalries, as Sunni insurgents drove towards Baghdad from new strongholds along the Syrian border.
Bangladesh sentences eight Islamists to death over 2001 attacks
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladeshi court sentenced to death eight members of an outlawed Islamist militant group in connection with a series of bomb attacks 13 years ago that killed 10 people, lawyers said on Monday.
Neighbor Poland is an enticing model for Ukraine
WARSAW (Reuters) – World leaders marking 25 years since Poland began its transformation into a free-market democracy had a message this month for neighboring Ukraine: you too could follow the same path to prosperity.
China detains 380 in month-long Xinjiang terror sweep
BEIJING (Reuters) – Authorities in China’s far-flung western region of Xinjiang have detained 380 people and busted 32 terror cells in a month-long crackdown on violence, state media said on Monday, following an upsurge in attacks blamed on Islamist mi…
Attack from Syria kills Israeli teen on Golan, Israel says
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An attack from inside Syria on Sunday killed a 13-year-old Israeli boy on the occupied Golan Heights, the first fatality on Israel’s side of the frontier since the Syrian civil war began, relatives and the military said.
Iran rejects U.S. action in Iraq, ISIL tightens Syria border grip
ANBAR Iraq (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader accused the United States on Sunday of trying to retake control of Iraq by exploiting sectarian rivalries, as Sunni insurgents drove towards Baghdad from new strongholds along the Syrian border.
Mauritanian President Abdel Aziz easily re-elected in boycotted vote
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has won another five-year term with 82 percent of the vote, officials said on Sunday, after an election boycotted by most of the opposition.
Polish foreign minister called ties to U.S. ‘worthless’: report
WARSAW (Reuters) – A Polish news magazine said on Sunday it had obtained a secret recording of Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, in contention for a senior European Union job, saying that Poland’s relationship with the United States was worthless.
Libya approves overdue budget as eastern oil port reopens
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya’s parliament approved the overdue 2014 budget worth $47 billion on Sunday, drawing on reserves to offset a dramatic loss of oil revenue after almost a year of protests at major ports.
