FRANKFURT, Germany – Deutsche Bank’s net profit rose in the second quarter, but legal expenses stemming from investigations of the bank’s past conduct also increased and the bank’s new co-CEO said its financial performance was unsatisfactory. John Cryan said Thursday that Deutsche Bank needed to cut costs, shed unprofitable activities …
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BANGKOK – Thailand will start collecting inheritance tax for the first time next February. The Inheritance Tax Act 2015 says a 5 percent tax will be imposed on inherited assets worth more than 100 million baht ($2.8 million) for parents or direct descendants, and 10 percent for others. The act …
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MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s National Human Rights Commission is protesting an assault on one of its workers in the southern state of Oaxaca. The commission reports that the agent was abducted on a highway Sunday near the town of Jalapa del Marques while traveling to the group’s local headquarters in …
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BERLIN – Germany’s defense ministry says it will withdraw some 250 troops stationed in Turkey when the mandate for their air-defense mission ends next year. The soldiers are operating Patriot missile batteries near the Syrian border as part of the NATO mission “Active Fence” along with troops from the United …
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KAMPALA, Uganda – A military spokesman says fighting has resumed between South Sudanese troops and rebels two days after the president declined to sign a peace deal. Col. Philip Aguer said Wednesday that there is fighting in Manyo County in the state of Upper Nile. He said the clashes are …
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PARIS – The No. 2 official of France’s far-right National Front says the party had no choice but to expel its founder, Jean-Marie Le Pen. Florian Philippot said Friday, a day after the decision, that the 87-year-old Le Pen went “from provocation to provocation” in a “work of destruction.” Le …
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ATHENS, Greece – The Greek government says it’s still aiming for a Sept. 20 election date after the prime minister resigned because of a rebellion in his party over the terms of the country’s new bailout deal. Government spokeswoman Olga Gerovassili told Greek state TV ERT on Sunday that “as …
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ANKARA, Turkey – Officials say three people were killed in street fighting between Turkish security forces and Kurdish rebels in a mainly Kurdish town in southeast Turkey. Abdullah Zeydan, a legislator from Turkey’s pro-Kurdish party, said Thursday that seven other people were injured in the fighting in the town of …
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ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s military says it has reinstated more than 3,000 soldiers who were dismissed from the army for alleged indiscipline ?in the ongoing war with Boko Haram Islamic extremists in the northeast of the country. Army spokesman Col. Sani Usman said Thursday that a panel set up to …
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THE HAGUE, Netherlands – The International Criminal Court has unsealed an arrest warrant for two Kenyans suspected of bribing prosecution witnesses in return for withdrawing from cases or recanting their testimony. The court unsealed the warrant for Paul Gicheru and Philip Kipkoech Bett on Thursday, saying the suspects were arrested …
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