Italy justice minister faces calls to quit over influence allegations
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri faced calls to resign on Saturday over accusations she used her influence to get the ailing daughter of a former insurance magnate out of prison.
Bahrain summons head of Shi’ite opposition for questioning
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain police have summoned the head of the main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq for questioning on Sunday, a source at the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Rousseff gives go-ahead to Brazil fuel price formula, Estado says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will allow state-run oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA to increase domestic fuel prices “two or three times” a year through the use of a formula without triggering significant consumer price gains, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo said on Saturday.
Georgian PM names interior minister as his successor
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s prime minister on Saturday proposed his close ally, Interior Minister Irakly Garibashvili, to succeed him when he steps down in the next few weeks.
Pakistani Taliban gather for funeral of leader killed by drone
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban fighters gathered on Saturday for the funeral of their leader who was killed by a U.S. drone aircraft while some Pakistani politicians denounced the attack and called for the cutting of U.S. supply lines…
China to end use of prisoners’ organs for transplants in mid-2014
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – China, the only country that still systematically takes organs from executed prisoners for use in transplant operations, plans to end the controversial practice by the middle of next year, a senior official said on Saturday….
Japan, Russia agree to cooperate on security as China rises
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and Russia held their first joint defense and foreign ministers’ meeting on Saturday and agreed to boost security cooperation in the Asia-Pacific as they both warily watch neighboring China’s rising influence.
China says Tiananmen attackers carried out reconnaissance trips
BEIJING (Reuters) – Eight suspected Islamist separatists behind a deadly attack in the Chinese capital had carried out three reconnaissance trips and collected 400 liters of fuel in preparation for their assault on Tiananmen Square, state media said.
China says will stamp out Dalai Lama’s voice in Tibet
BEIJING (Reuters) – China aims to stamp out the voice of exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama in his restive and remote homeland by ensuring that his “propaganda” is not received by anyone on the internet, television or other means, a top off…
U.S. wants ‘inclusive’ Iraq: Obama
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama pressed Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Friday to build a more inclusive democracy in his country and said the United States would cooperate with Iraq as it tries to push back a resurgent al Qaeda.
