DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi border guards have opened fire on an Iranian fishing boat in the Gulf, killing a fisherman, Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Saturday, amid high tension between the two rival states. via Blogger Saudi guards fire on Iranian boat, killing fisherman – report
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BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Michel Temer denied allegations made by a billionaire businessman in a magazine interview published on Saturday that he led a corruption scheme in which politicians squeezed high-profile executives for bribes, and vowed to sue the businessman. via Blogger Brazil's Temer to sue billionaire Batista over graft accusations MOSCOW/ERBIL (Reuters) – The Russian defence ministry said on Saturday it had killed two Islamic State field commanders, named as Abu Omar al-Beljiki and Abu Yassin al-Masri, in air strikes near the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor, Interfax news agency reported. via Blogger Russia claims it killed two more IS commanders in Syria – Ifax PETALING JAYA: The Higher Education Ministry has clarified that the 13 students allowed to continue their education with the Malaysian National Defence University (UPNM) were not charged in the murder case of navy cadet Zulfarhan Osman Zulkarnain. via Blogger Students allowed to study not charged in navy cadet case, says Idris Jusoh
via Blogger ‘Orange Is the New Black’ Fan-Favorites on Season 5’s Finale Cliffhanger MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow hopes the sides involved in Syria peace talks will meet in Kazakhstan's capital Astana on July 4-5, Russia's deputy foreign minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Saturday, TASS news agency reported. via Blogger Russia hopes for Syria talks in Astana on July 4-5 – TASS VIENNA (Reuters) – The United Nations special mediator for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, wants to start a fresh round of talks between Syrian factions on July 10, his office said on Saturday. via Blogger U.N. mediator targets fresh Syria talks for July 10 SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese prosecutors have filed new lawsuits against employees of firms connected to fugitive Guo Wengui, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday, as Beijing turns up the pressure on the tycoon at the centre of a feud with the ruling Communist Party. via Blogger China turns up legal pressure on exiled tycoon Guo – Xinhua DOHA (Reuters) – Pan-Arab satellite network Al Jazeera said on Saturday the Twitter account for its main Arabic language channel was back up and running after briefly being suspended. via Blogger Al Jazeera says its Arabic channel Twitter account suspended CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo criminal court on Saturday recommended the death penalty for 31 people convicted of involvement in the 2015 assassination of Egypt's top prosecutor, the most senior state official killed by militants in recent years. via Blogger Egyptian court recommends death penalty for 31 in prosecutor assassination case |