Argentina’s Cristina Fernandez starts graft trial she blasts as ‘smokescreen’
Argentina’s populist ex-president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner passed through a crowd of ardent supporters and into a Buenos Aires courthouse on Tuesday to undergo a graft trial she derided as a “smokescreen,” days after kicking off her campaign for …
South Africa minister says Mozambique ex-finance minister to be extradited home
Mozambique’s former finance minister Manuel Chang will be extradited to his home country where he is wanted on charges related to a $2 billion debt scandal, South Africa’s Justice Minister Michael Masutha said on Tuesday.
Airbus seeks resolution to German arms export row: CEO
Airbus is in discussions to try to find solutions to a row with the German government over a ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia that threatens a border security contract, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on Tuesday.
Police fire tear gas to disperse crowds after Indonesia confirms president’s re-election
Indonesian police fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse protesters in central Jakarta following a rally held after official results showed President Joko Widodo had been comfortably re-elected, a Reuters witness said.
U.S. lawmakers see tamping down of Trump rhetoric on Iran
U.S. officials who briefed Congress about Iran on Tuesday sought to convince lawmakers that President Donald Trump’s administration wants to deter Tehran’s aggression, not attack the Islamic republic, members of Congress said.
U.S. Senator Graham: attacks on ships in Middle East coordinated by Iran
Republican U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham said on Tuesday that top administration officials told senators in a briefing the recent attacks on shipping and a pipeline in the Middle East was directed by the Iranian government and the ayatollah.
Shanahan says after Iran briefing U.S. deployment has deterred attacks
Acting U.S. Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Tuesday after briefing lawmakers on the threat from Iran that the United States had deterred possible attacks by deploying forces to the region.
Tension flares between Roma, extremists in Hungary
Several hundred radical nationalists, including hard-line extremists, protested in a small town in eastern Hungary on Tuesday against what they call “Roma crime”.
Iraq sending teams to Tehran, Washington to try to calm tensions: PM
Iraq will send delegations to Washington and Tehran to help “halt tension” amid fears of a confrontation between the United States and Iran in the Middle East, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi said on Tuesday.
Indonesian police fire tear gas to disperse protesters
Indonesian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters in central Jakarta following a rally held after official results confirmed President Joko Widodo’s re-election, a Reuters witness said.
