Court convicts six in child rape, murder case in India’s Jammu and Kashmir
An Indian court on Monday convicted six men of involvement in the rape and murder of an eight-year-old Muslim girl in India’s Jammu and Kashmir state last year, said a prosecution lawyer.
Hong Kong lawmaker gets suspended sentence over ‘Occupy’ charges
Legislator Tanya Chan was handed a suspended sentence on Monday after she was found guilty of inciting public nuisance during the 2014 pro-democracy “Occupy” movement.
German minister upbeat on Iran trade vehicle before Rouhani talks
All the formal requirements for a European payment system for barter-based trade with Iran designed to circumvent U.S. sanctions are now in place and it should be operational soon, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said in Tehran on Monday.
Japan’s Seko, France’s Le Maire to meet at 0900 GMT: ministry
Japanese Industry Minister Hiroshige Seko and visiting French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire will meet at 6 p.m. (0900 GMT), Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry said on Monday.
Exclusive: American banker and Putin ally dealt in access and assets, emails reveal
A senior American banker once secretly awarded a shareholding in powerful Moscow investment bank Renaissance Capital to one of Vladimir Putin’s closest friends and brokered meetings for the friend with top U.S. foreign policy officials a decade ago, em…
Factbox: U.S. banker Foresman in the Mueller report
UBS Vice Chairman Robert Foresman became part of Robert Mueller’s Russia probe because of a series of approaches the banker made to the Trump campaign team.
Japan’s military says pilot vertigo likely cause of F-35 crash
Japan’s air force said on Monday “spatial disorientation” likely caused one of its pilots to fly his F-35 stealth fighters into the Pacific Ocean in April, hitting the water at more than 1,100 kph (683 mph).
German minister upbeat on Iran trade vehicle before Rouhani talks
Instex, a European payment system for barter-based trade with Iran designed to circumvent U.S. sanctions, is expected to be ready soon, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Monday, ahead of talks with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani in Tehran.
Shutting up shop: Libyan conflict squeezes southern Tunisia
Standing in his one-room store between tables stacked with brightly colored t-shirts and jeans, Fathi Mars gestures in despair.
Iran says EU has failed to salvage 2015 nuclear deal: state TV
Iran criticized on Monday the European signatories of its 2015 nuclear deal for failing to salvage the pact after President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of it last year and reimposed sanctions, state television reported.
