Businessman Yakobashvili doesn’t plan to return to Russia after gallery searched: Ifax
Russian businessman David Yakobashvili told Interfax news agency on Monday he did not plan to return to Russia after security services searched his art gallery....
Bangladesh train derails over bridge; five people killed
A passenger train carrying at least 2,000 people derailed as it was crossing a bridge in Bangladesh on Monday killing five people and injuring more...
Turkey says F-35 partners disapprove of U.S. halting Turkish pilot training
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday that partners in the F-35 jet program do not support the steps taken by the United States...
Sweden detains Chinese man again, this time at U.S. request
Sweden has detained a fugitive Chinese official at the request of the United States and expects it to make a formal request for his extradition,...
Monsoon covers half of India, to accelerate crop sowing
India’s annual monsoon rains have covered nearly half of the country and conditions are favorable for further advancement into the central and western parts this...
Russia says tightening checks on wine imports from Georgia
Russia said on Monday it was tightening checks on the quality of Georgian wine imports, deepening tensions between the ex-Soviet neighbors after a visit by...
Swiss to return $133 million to Uzbekistan after money laundering probe
The Swiss attorney general’s office (OAG) on Monday announced it was returning 130 million Swiss francs ($133 million) to Uzbekistan which it seized during an...
Russia warns of repeat of Cuban missile crisis: Tass
Washington’s deployment of land-based missile systems near Russia’s borders could lead to a standoff comparable to the Cuban missile crisis, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...
Ethiopia coup mastermind on the run, others arrested: government
The man accused of trying to seize control of Ethiopia’s northern Amhara region was on the run with some of his supporters on Monday but...
Turkish court tries civil society figures over 2013 protests
Prominent Turkish businessman Osman Kavala and 15 other civil society figures went on trial on Monday accused of trying to overthrow then-Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan’s...