Two security guards killed in Turkey’s southeast

Two security guards were killed and three were wounded in an attack by the outlawed Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) in the southeastern province of Hakkari on May 24, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported, citing the local governor’s office.

Turkey returns legal ownership of property to Syriac minority

Turkey has returned the legal ownership of cemetery land and properties to the minority Syriac community in the southeastern province of Mardin, state-run Anadolu Agency reported on May 23.

Authorities begin inspecting mass fish deaths in Aydın

Authorities have begun inspecting mass fish deaths in the Greater Menderes River in the western province of Aydın by the Aegean Sea, Doğan News Agency reported on May 22.

Gov’t to pay 30,000 liras to man paralyzed by police fire in southeast

The Constitutional Court has ordered the state to pay 30,000 Turkish Liras to a local man who was paralyzed after being shot by police in the southeastern province of Diyarbakır.

EU mulls clampdown on money laundering after bank troubles

UK set to demand money Galileo back

Uncertainty hits German consumers’ mood

Missile that downed MH17 came from Russian military: Investigators

Ukraine adds Russian tycoons and news agency RIA to sanctions list

Drug-trafficking grandma sentenced to death in Malaysia

Roland Garros conquers greenhouse effect

Celtics clamp down on Cavs, take 3-2 series edge

Barcelona legend Iniesta signs for Japan’s Vissel Kobe

European carmaker shares drop on US tariff concerns

U.S. warning it may introduce tariffs on foreign auto imports hit shares in German carmakers BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen yesterday, which together have a more than 90 percent share of North America’s premium car market.

UK annual inflation dips to lowest in 13 months

Britain’s annual inflation rate eased in April to 2.4 percent, the lowest level since March 2017, official data showed on May 23, weighing on the pound.

China to cut auto tariffs on July 1 as trade tensions ease

China announced on May 22 that it would cut tariffs on auto imports from July 1, the latest sign of a thaw in trade frictions with the United States.

Uber taps into Japan with first taxi-hailing pilot      

Uber announced on May 22 it would start its first taxi-hailing pilot program in Japan this summer, as it bids to break into a tough market in the world’s third largest economy.

Rare brain-damaging virus kills 10 in India

A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in southern India, health officials said yesterday, with at least two more cases being monitored.

Najib quizzed in graft probe

Former Malaysian leader Najib Razak was questioned by anti-corruption authorities yesterday after his shock election loss, as the top graft fighter revealed he faced threats and a bullet in the post when the old regime suppressed a probe into a massive financial scandal.

Arab Israelis in Haifa protest over Gaza killings

Hundreds of Arab Israelis demonstrated on May 19 evening in Haifa in solidarity with Gaza, where more than 60 Palestinians have died from Israeli fire in recent days.  

Hawaii faces new threat of fumes from volcano’s lava

Hawaii faced a new hazard on May 20 as lava flows from Kilauea’s volcanic eruption could produce clouds of acid fumes, steam and glass-like particles as they reach the Pacific, authorities said.