Prominent Saudi commentator Khashoggi still in Saudi consulate in Istanbul: senior Turkish officials
Prominent Saudi commentator Jamal Khashoggi is still in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, two senior Turkish government officials told Reuters on Wednesday.
EU’s Vestager says Danish government not keen to back her for new mandate
European Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, a Danish national, said on Wednesday that her government did not support naming her for another mandate at the European Union’s executive body.
Iran says World Court ruling proves U.S. sanctions are ‘cruel’: Tasnim news
Iran welcomed on Wednesday a ruling of the World Court, the highest United Nations tribunal, that ordered the United States to ensure that sanctions against Tehran do not impact humanitarian aid or civil aviation safety.
India sends seven Rohingya to border to be deported to Myanmar
Indian police on Wednesday sent seven Rohingya Muslims, jailed since 2012 on charges of illegal entry, in a bus to the border to be deported to neighboring Myanmar, a border police official told Reuters.
Hong Kong bishop fears Chinese Catholic ‘suppression’ to continue despite Vatican pact
Hong Kong’s leading Catholic cleric said on Wednesday that he feared continued suppression of Catholics in mainland China despite a landmark accord struck last month between the Vatican and Beijing’s Communist Party leadership.
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency arrests wife of former PM Najib
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency arrested former first lady Rosmah Mansor and expects to charge her in court on Thursday with money-laundering, among other infringements, it said.
South Africa’s finance minister says met several times with Guptas
South Africa’s Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a judicial inquiry on Wednesday that he met several times with members of the Gupta family, friends of former president Jacob Zuma who are accused of corruption.
Wife of former Malaysian PM Najib arrested by anti-graft agency
Malaysia’s anti-graft agency arrested former first lady Rosmah Mansor on Wednesday and she will be charged with money laundering, her lawyer told Reuters.
South Africa finance minister: Zuma fired me for refusing to back Gupta deals
South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told an inquiry into influence-peddling on Wednesday that former president Jacob Zuma axed him from his cabinet because he refused to sign off on deals that would have benefited Zuma’s friends, the Guptas.
Indonesia’s Widodo says aid gearing up, worry grows about cut-off areas
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo made a second visit to Sulawesi island on Wednesday to ramp up relief efforts following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, as survivors pleaded for water, food and fuel five days after the disaster struck.
