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| Kazakh man sentenced to death for police, prostitute shooting | | | A Kazakh man was sentenced to death on Wednesday for killing 10 people, mostly policemen, in a July shooting spree, to avenge what he called the suffering of Muslims at the hands of police. Authorities at the time described Ruslan Kulekbayev's attack on a police station and security office in Kazakhstan's financial capital Almaty as an Islamist assault. |
| South Africa's Zuma withdraws court challenge to Gupta report - SABC | |  South African President Jacob Zuma has withdrawn an application to delay the release of a report over allegations of political influence by his wealthy friends, the state broadcaster said on Wednesday, without giving the source of its information. The release of the report by the Public Protector, a constitutionally mandated anti-graft official, was suspended on Oct. 14 after Zuma's application to the High Court. In his challenge, Zuma said he wanted to question witnesses himself and give evidence before any public release.
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| Asian MPs urge probe of reported Myanmar abuses as envoys visit troubled Rakhine | |  By Simon Lewis and Wa Lone SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) - A group of parliamentarians from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on Wednesday urged Myanmar to probe reports of human rights abuses in troubled Rakhine state, as top diplomats based in the country set off to visit the area. Troops have poured into northern Rakhine since militants believed to be Rohingya Muslims launched coordinated attacks on border posts on Oct. 9, killing nine police. Residents and human rights advocates have said abuses by government forces have included summary executions, rape and setting fire to homes.
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| Hillary Clinton: Wall Street's favorite enemy | |  By Amanda Becker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Hillary Clinton began her presidential campaign by promising to do what it takes to rein in Wall Street. Boosted by Wall Street's toughest critics, U.S. senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, the Democratic candidate has declared "the deck is still stacked in favor of those at the top" and said she would raise bank fees and tighten banking regulations.
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| Saudi prince flogged in court-ordered punishment - newspaper | | | A prince of Saudi Arabia's ruling Al Saud family was given lashes in a prison in Jeddah as a court-ordered punishment, a Saudi newspaper reported on Wednesday, less than a month after the kingdom executed another prince for murder. A spokesman for the oil-rich Gulf kingdom's Justice Ministry was not immediately available for comment. Saudi Arabia, a leading Arab ally of the United States and the birthplace of Islam, follows the strict Wahhabi Sunni Muslim school and gives the clergy control over its justice system. |
| Najib asks West to stop 'lecturing' as Malaysia embraces China | |  Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak said that former colonial powers should not lecture countries they once exploited on their internal affairs, a Chinese newspaper reported on Wednesday, in a veiled attack on the West as he looks to strengthen ties with China. Najib's visit to Beijing follows that of Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, who announced a "separation" from the United States and signed a raft of memoranda of understanding for Chinese investment in the country. Najib, who is on a six-day visit to China, said in an editorial in the state-run China Daily that larger countries should treat smaller countries fairly.
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| Vietnam PM orders probe after karaoke blaze kills 13 | |  A fire that broke out at a karaoke lounge in Vietnam's capital killed at least 13 people, the government said on Wednesday, in a rare accident of its kind for which the prime minister demanded an investigation and punishment for safety violations. Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc "instructed Hanoi police to soon investigate and find the cause as well as to deal strictly with any violations," the government said in an earlier statement. Phuc also asked Hanoi city government to close down karaoke parlours and restaurants which fail to observe fire preventive measures.
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