India’s Modi notches upper-house gains, eyes Uttar Pradesh battle
ALLAHABAD, India (Reuters) – Prime Minister Narendra Modi has notched up gains in elections to India’s upper house of parliament, and is seeking to drive home the advantage when his nationalist ruling party meets to devise a strategy to win India’s big…
Church of England leader says will vote for Britain to stay in EU
LONDON (Reuters) – The spiritual leader of the Church of England said he would vote in favor of Britain remaining in the European Union, hailing the bloc as a force for peace and reconciliation on Sunday.
One killed in Istanbul explosion, gas leak suspected: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – An explosion in central Istanbul killed one person and injured another on Sunday after what could have been a gas leak, CNN Turk reported.
Dubai airport shut Saturday for over an hour; 22 flights diverted: executive
DUBAI (Reuters) – Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to unauthorized drone activity on Saturday, causing 22 flights to be diverted, aviation authorities said.
Kazakhstan says all Islamist attack suspects detained
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakh security forces detained three men on Sunday suspected of being Islamist militants linked to deadly attacks a week earlier in the city of Akrobe, the National Security Committee said.
China says more talks needed to build consensus on nuclear export club
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Sunday that more talks were needed to build a consensus on which countries can join the main group controlling access to sensitive nuclear technology, after a push by the United States to include India.
Outgoing president warns Philippines about specter of martial law
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Benigno Aquino on Sunday appealed to Filipinos to defend their freedom and democracy and remain vigilant as he warned the horrors of martial law under the late Ferdinand Marcos could happen again.
Thousands protest against drones at U.S. Air Force base in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Several thousand demonstrators formed a human chain along the perimeter of a U.S. Air Force Base in southwest Germany on Saturday in protest against drone operations by the United States.
Mahathir hounds scandal-ridden Malaysian PM in by-election campaign
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s veteran former leader Mahathir Mohamad campaigned against his old party over the weekend, seeking to turn voters against scandal-tainted Prime Minister Najib Razak in two by-elections being fought next week.
Germany’s Gabriel compares anti-immigrant AfD party to Nazis
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Vice Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel compared members of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party to the Nazis in comments published on Sunday, and said some of them wanted to take German society back to the 1960s.
