Pakistan’s skydiving PM seen soothing military, energy fears
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Family links to Pakistan’s powerful military and a cabinet stint championing the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will probably help new prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi navigate thorny relations with the army and curb rollin…
Lower Saxony should sell VW stake: Free Democrats
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) on Wednesday urged the state of Lower Saxony to sell its stake in Volkswagen , citing the risk of conflicts of interest weakening the region’s oversight of the scandal-hit carmaker.
Four policemen killed in attack in Egypt’s North Sinai: state newspaper
CAIRO (Reuters) – Four Egyptian policeman were killed on Wednesday when gunmen fired at a patrol car in the northern Sinai city of al-Arish, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
Indian opposition party’s top strategist clings on in election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has failed in its bid to oust the opposition Congress party’s top strategist from the upper house of parliament, in a rare setback to its effort to secure national political supremacy.
Thousands attend events for ousted Pakistani prime minister Sharif
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Thousands of people attended a rally and procession in support of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday as he embarks on a show of political power following a Supreme Court decision to disqualify him from offic…
Kenyan police tear-gas chanting Odinga supporters
KISUMU, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan police fired tear-gas on Wednesday at a group of 100 chanting supporters of opposition leader Raila Odinga, shortly after their political leader claimed “massive” fraud in this week’s elections, a Reuters witness said.
New Zealand Labour’s new leader makes significant gains in election race
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – The race for New Zealand’s September election has tightened significantly only days after the appointment of New Zealand’s new opposition Labour Party leader Jacinda Ardern, a poll said on Wednesday.
Car rams into soldiers in Paris suburb, suspect arrested after manhunt
PARIS (Reuters) – French police shot and arrested a man on Wednesday suspected of deliberately ramming his car into a group of soldiers in a Parisian suburb hours earlier, injuring six of them in what the government called a deliberate attack.
Suicide bomber kills four Pakistani soldiers in troubled northwest
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed four Pakistani soldiers in an attack in the troubled northwest near the border with Afghanistan, the army said on Wednesday, at least the second major attack since Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi came t…
Thailand sentences man to 18 years in prison for insulting monarchy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai man was jailed for 18 years on Wednesday for posting six video clips deemed insulting to the monarchy, his lawyer said, the latest conviction in junta-ruled Thailand where authorities have cracked down on critics of the monar…
