Opponents of new Sri Lanka PM take control of key committee
Sri Lankan lawmakers opposed to new Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa took control of parliament’s main committee on Friday after his supporters walked out, saying the house speaker was biased.
Head of Czech utility CEZ says company should consider squeezing out minorities: newspaper
Czech energy company CEZ should consider squeezing out minority shareholders from part of the company, Chief Executive Daniel Benes was quoted as saying by local newspaper Lidove Noviny on Friday.
Separatist rebels storm China’s consulate in Pakistan, two police killed
Three suicide attackers tried to storm the Chinese consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Friday, but were killed before they could get into the building, the city’s police chief said.
U.N. envoy to Yemen arrives in Red Sea city of Hodeidah: witnesses
The U.N. special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, arrived on Friday in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, witnesses said.
Swedish parliament to vote again on Stefan Lofven as new PM
Sweden’s parliament will vote in early December on whether the caretaker prime minister, Social Democrat Stefan Lofven, should form a new administration, the speaker said on Friday.
Gibraltar has worked with Spain on Brexit deal, chief minister says
Gibraltar has worked with Spain to reach agreement over its place in the Brexit withdrawal agreement, its chief minister said on Friday, adding that any revision of the enclave’s place in the deal would reopen the whole agreement to renegotiation.
Iran says U.S. claims on Tehran chemical weapons ‘groundless’: TV
Iran denied on Friday it had violated an international convention by not fully declaring its chemical weapons capabilities to the U.N., describing a U.S. allegation to that effect as groundless, state TV reported.
Indian troops kill six in Kashmir as annual death toll hits highest in a decade
Indian troops killed six separatist militants in a gunbattle in the disputed region of Kashmir on Friday, the army said, taking the death toll for the year to the highest in nearly a decade.
Singapore finance minister gets key party post, seen in line to be next PM
Singapore’s ruling party on Friday named Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat to a key leadership post, possibly putting him in line to take over as prime minister when current leader Lee Hsien Loong steps down.
Indonesia’s ‘millennials party’ draws fire for comments on sharia bylaws
Police in Muslim-majority Indonesia have questioned the head of one of its newest and most progressive parties, who is battling accusations of “Islamophobia” from rival politicians, after she said her party opposed the growth of bylaws based on religio…
