Turkish PM signals to intensify state purge ahead of expected presidential bid
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan, expected to run for president in August, has signaled that he will intensify a purge of state institutions to curb the influence of an Islamic cleric he accuses of trying to topple him.
European rights body presses Georgia on justice system, tolerance
TBILISI (Reuters) – A European human rights monitor urged Georgia on Monday to improve its justice system, promote tolerance and avoid the selective prosecution of officials who served former president Mikheil Saakashvili.
Exclusive: U.N. experts’ report shows Iran’s deceptive procurement tactics
VIENNA (Reuters) – A confidential new report by a U.N. panel highlights Iran’s methods of evading sanctions – from concealing titanium tubes inside steel pipes to using its petrochemical industry as a cover to obtain items for a heavy-water nuclear rea…
Tax cheat Hoeness wants different jail due security fears: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness, convicted in March of evading $40 million in taxes, has filed a formal protest about his jail due to security and privacy fears, a German magazine reported on Monday.
North Korea denies spy drones, labels South’s president a ‘prostitute’
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Monday accused U.S. and South Korean authorities of fabricating the results of a probe that concluded Pyongyang sent small surveillance drones, or unmanned aircraft, to spy on key South Korean installations in March.
Pistorius has anxiety disorder, psychiatrist tells court
PRETORIA (Reuters) – Oscar Pistorius has an anxiety disorder brought on by an unstable childhood and the “traumatic assault” of having his lower legs amputated as a baby, a psychologist told the court hearing the South African track star’s murder trial…
Israeli PM says Iran’s nuclear program a ‘clear and present danger’
TOKYO (Reuters) – Iran’s nuclear program is a clear and present danger and the country cannot be allowed to get the capability to make nuclear arms, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday.
Two workers killed at Lonmin mine in South Africa: union
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Two Lonmin workers were killed on Monday in South Africa as they reported for work at their strike-hit platinum mine, a mineworkers union said, threatening the firm’s plans to end the walkout this week.
U.N. agency seeks flight-tracking solution after Malaysia jet loss
MONTREAL (Reuters) – United Nations aviation officials gathered in Canada on Monday to discuss better tracking of aircraft in the highest-level response yet to safety concerns raised by the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 in March.
Air strike kills five al Qaeda militants in Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – An air strike killed five al Qaeda militants in Yemen on Monday, state media said, as the army sent reinforcements to two regions in what appeared to be a further expansion of an offensive against the Islamist group.
