Exclusive: Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to step down for Anwar, but not before November
Malaysia’s Mahathir Mohamad, the world’s oldest prime minister, promised on Tuesday to hand over power to anointed successor Anwar Ibrahim in spite of new sexual assault allegations against him.
Czech police say man shot himself in head after hospital killings
Czech police said a man had shot himself in the head in a car they had been looking for as part of a manhunt for an attacker who killed six people at a hospital in the eastern city of Ostrava.
World Court must stop genocide in Myanmar: Gambia tells Hague judges
U.N. judges at the International Court of Justice must act to stop ongoing genocide of the Muslim Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, Gambia’s justice minister said on Tuesday.
Europe’s human rights court calls for release of Turkish businessman
The European Court of Human Rights called on Tuesday for the immediate release of Turkish businessman and activist Osman Kavala, saying there was a lack of reasonable suspicion that he had committed an offense.
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi arrives at Hague court for genocide hearing
Myanmar’s leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrived at the U.N.’s International Court of Justice on Tuesday to defend her country over charges of genocide against its Rohingya Muslim minority.
Iran President Rouhani may visit Japan on December 19: Jiji
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani may visit Japan on Dec. 19 for talks with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Jiji News reported on Tuesday.
U.S. panel eyes sanctions for Indian minister over citizenship curb for Muslims
A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against India’s Home Minister Amit Shah if the south Asian nation adopts legislation to exclude Muslims from a path to citizenship for religious minorities from its neighbors.
France’s unions take pensions battle back onto the streets
French unions called on Tuesday for public workers to stage one of the biggest protests in decades, hoping to exceed the 800,000 people they brought into the streets last week in an uprising against President Emmanuel Macron’s pension reforms.
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Six shot dead in Czech hospital
An attacker shot dead six people sitting in a waiting room at a hospital in the northeastern Czech city of Ostrava on Tuesday, the government said.
