Turkey will keep attacking PKK in Iraq, foreign ministry says
Turkey will keep striking Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq, the foreign ministry said on Saturday, a day after Baghdad formally complained that repeated Turkish air strikes violated its sovereignty and endangered civilians.
Eleven die, more than 90 fall sick after eating temple food in India
Eleven people including two children died and more than 90 were hospitalized after consuming a religious food offering at a temple in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, police said on Saturday, calling it a suspected case of mass food poisoning.
Qatar foreign minister says Gulf Arab bloc ‘has no teeth’
Qatar’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, said on Saturday that regional alliances need to be reshaped and new governance principles need to be put in place.
Romania says EU working on conference to help solve Gulf crisis
The European Union is working on organizing a conference that could help solve the Gulf crisis, Romanian foreign minister Teodor-Viorel Meleşcanu told the annual Doha Forum.
Sri Lanka’s newly appointed PM Rajapaksa resigns: party lawmaker, son
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Saturday, his son and a party lawmaker told Reuters, seven weeks after President Maithripala Sirisena appointed him in controversial circumstances.
Qatar says counts on Kuwait, others to revive Gulf Arab bloc
Qatar is still counting on Kuwait and other regional powers to help solve the Gulf crisis and revive the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Qatar’s foreign minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said on Saturday.
China’s Xi declares an ‘overwhelming victory’ over graft: state media
Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared an “overwhelming victory” in his fight against graft within the ruling Chinese Communist Party, while still vowing that the campaign to weed out deep-seated corruption will continue, state media reported.
Australia recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but embassy not moving yet
Australia formally recognizes West Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, reversing decades of Middle East policy, but will not move its embassy there immediately, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Saturday.
China jails boss of 100 billion yuan pyramid scheme for inciting protests
A Chinese court has jailed for 17 years a businessman who ran a 100 billion yuan pyramid scheme and organized a rare street protest in Beijing against police investigations into his activities, state media reported.
Nicaragua seizes assets of NGOs critical of President Ortega
Nicaraguan authorities on Friday said they had seized the assets of 10 blacklisted organizations, dealing another blow to civil society after months of protests against President Daniel Ortega that were met with a heavy-handed crackdown.
