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Former Malaysian PM Najib pleads not guilty to money laundering charges

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak pleaded not guilty to three charges of money laundering brought against him on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ARHHsJ

Jailed ex-Guatemalan president in stable condition after 'cardiac problem'

Jailed former Guatemalan president Otto Perez was conscious and in stable condition and being evaluated by specialists at a hospital, the medical center's director said on Tuesday, after he suffered what his lawyer described was a "cardiac problem." from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ON1DQa

Rescuers dig through quake rubble for aunt of Indonesian sprint star

Rescuers on Indonesia's quake-hit island of Lombok dug through the rubble of a mosque on Wednesday, hoping to reach the aunt of a sprinter who became a national hero last month at the under-20 world championships in Finland. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2OOy54C

Japan bracing as strong typhoon heads for Tokyo

Japan is bracing for heavy rains and high winds on Wednesday as a strong typhoon is forecast to make landfall near the capital of Tokyo, the latest storm to hit Japan in recent months. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vrv4PB

Cambodia's parliament to convene in September after controversial vote

Cambodia's parliament will convene on September 5, Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Wednesday, after his ruling party claimed victory in what critics say was a sham general election last month due to the lack of a viable opposition. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vQxl6o

Ex-city police chief claims role in Venezuela drone attack

A former Venezuelan municipal police chief and anti-government activist says he helped organize an operation to launch armed drones over a military rally on Saturday that President Nicolas Maduro has called an assassination attempt. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2voPoS0

Guatemalan children reunited with deported parents after U.S. separation

Nine Guatemalan children separated from their parents at the U.S. border under President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy were flown home on Tuesday and reunited with their deported families, Guatemala's government said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vtK53r

Duque becomes Colombia's president, promising to unite divided nation

Colombia's President-elect Ivan Duque was sworn in to office on Tuesday, pledging to unite a divided nation behind his plan to toughen a peace accord with Marxist rebels and rekindle economic growth. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2M4QITB

Venezuela lawmaker, student leader arrested: opposition

Venezuela's opposition said that lawmaker Juan Requesens and his sister Rafaela Requesens, a student leader, were arrested in their Caracas apartment on Tuesday night, after President Nicolas Maduro's vowed to crack down on adversaries following drone explosions at a weekend rally. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MsULGj

Mexican president-elect asks Ciudad Juarez violence victims to forgive

Mexican President-elect Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador's launched his first "peace forum" on Tuesday in the northern border town of Ciudad Juarez, aiming to convince victims of the region's entrenched drug war violence to embrace forgiveness. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2M370gw

Saudi Arabia stops all medical treatment programs in Canada

Saudi Arabia has stopped all medical treatment programs in Canada and is coordinating for the transfer of all Saudi patients from Canadian hospitals to other hospitals outside Canada, Saudi press agency said early on Wednesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ANlifO

Turkey's deputy foreign minister to head delegation to Washington: source

Turkey's newly appointed deputy foreign minister, Sedat Onal, will head a delegation that will go to the United States to discuss tensions between the NATO allies, a source in the Turkish foreign ministry said on Tuesday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2AQNluR

White House adviser Bolton urges North Korea to act on denuclearization

White House national security adviser John Bolton on Tuesday said North Korea has not taken the necessary steps to denuclearize despite an agreement between Pyongyang's leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump in June. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2AS8XqY