Kazakh poachers sentenced to life for murdering ranger
ALMATY (Reuters) – A Kazakh court on Friday sentenced three poachers to life in prison for murdering a state ranger who attempted to stop them from hunting endangered saiga antelope, … Read More
Turkey’s Erdogan asks France, Germany to help end Syrian humanitarian crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan asked the French and German leaders to provide “concrete” support in ending a humanitarian crisis in northwest Syria’s Idlib region, the Turkish presidency … Read More
Ireland’s Fianna Fail, Fine Gael to meet for initial government talks
By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN (Reuters) – The leaders of Ireland’s Fine Gael and Fianna Fail, two of the three largest parties to emerge from a Feb. 8 election, will meet … Read More
Re-arrested Turkish businessman accuses Erdogan of intervening in case
By Ece Toksabay ANKARA (Reuters) – Prominent Turkish philanthropist Osman Kavala, re-arrested this week hours after being acquitted over his role in nationwide 2013 protests, said on Friday President Tayyip … Read More
Germany’s SPD eyes state vote win after Merkel party crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – A leadership crisis in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative party could help her Social Democrat (SPD) coalition partners and the Greens in a state vote on Sunday, the … Read More
Pungent durian stack up in Malaysia as coronavirus freezes China demand
By Mei Mei Chu KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A shortage of labour and electrical power outlets in backed-up Chinese ports as a result of the coronavirus outbreak is disrupting shipments … Read More
U.S.’s Pompeo to visit Oman, meet new sultan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will visit Oman on Friday and will meet with Sultan Haitham Bin Tariq al-Said, the U.S. State Department said in a … Read More
Stone sentenced to 3-1/3 years, Trump signals no immediate pardon for adviser
By Sarah N. Lynch and Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A federal judge on Thursday sentenced President Donald Trump’s long-time adviser Roger Stone to three years and four months in … Read More
Iran faces global anti-terrorism financing watchdog blacklist: sources
By John Irish and Leigh Thomas PARIS (Reuters) – A global dirty money watchdog is likely to place Iran on its blacklist on Friday after it failed to comply with … Read More
China’s Hubei to add virus cases back to tally after methodology change
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s Hubei province, the epicentre of the coronavirus outbreak, said on Friday it will add back some cases to its tally of the disease, after subtracting 279 … Read More