Party of Mali’s president wins legislative elections
BAMAKO (Reuters) – The party of Mali’s new president, together with its political allies, won the majority of seats in parliamentary elections, according to provisional results released by the government late on Tuesday.
Thai protesters say they will rally to hound PM from office
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Anti-government demonstrators in Thailand said they will step up their protests in an attempt to force Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office and push through electoral reforms before a general election is held.
Five Turkish police commissioners removed after graft inquiry: report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Five Turkish police commissioners were sacked a day after the sons of cabinet ministers and prominent businessmen close to Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan were detained in a corruption probe, a local news agency said on Wednesday.
EU to avoid summit bust-up on migration, worries remain
PARIS (Reuters) – European officials are confident they have averted a damaging clash among EU leaders over migration at a summit this week, but public fears of an influx into western and southern Europe will loom large over European elections next yea…
Russia offers security as Syria destroys chemical arms: media
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia is ready to provide security at the Syrian port of Latakia and in Syrian waters while the country’s chemical weapons arsenal is destroyed, Itar-Tass news agency quoted a Russian official as saying on Wednesday.
Former Sarkozy aides released in French graft probe
PARIS (Reuters) – The former right-hand man of Nicolas Sarkozy was released by French police late on Tuesday after being questioned over his suspected involvement in the alleged misuse of public funds when he served in the interior ministry, a judicial…
U.S. raises aid to $86 million for typhoon-ravaged Philippines
TACLOBAN CITY, Philippines (Reuters) – The United States will provide an additional $25 million in humanitarian aid to the Philippines for typhoon relief, raising to $86 million its assistance to its major ally, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said …
Bangladesh violence risks spinning out of control as polls near
DHAKA (Reuters) – When an ally in Bangladesh’s ruling coalition threatened this month to pull out of upcoming elections, elite troops broke open the gates of the party leader’s home, brushed aside his guards and hauled him away.
India removes U.S. Embassy security barriers in spat
NEW DELHI/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Indian police removed concrete security barriers outside the U.S. Embassy in New Delhi on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for the treatment of an Indian diplomat who was strip-searched after her arrest in New York last we…
Saudi expulsions leave broken dreams in Africa and Asia
RIYADH/DUBAI/ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – More than a million people from across the world – managers, maids, accountants and laborers – have left Saudi Arabia since March, after years or even decades working in the Gulf Arab state, which sustains its own c…
