Heavy gunfire heard as operation to flush out gunmen in Kashmir enters third day
SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Indian security forces battled for a third day amid heavy gunfire on Monday to clear militants who stormed a government building in the disputed Kashmir region and killed six people, officials and a witness said.
Niger voting extended for second day after some polls didn’t open
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Voting in Niger’s presidential and legislative elections stretched into a second day on Monday in areas where logistical problems prevented polling the previous day, delaying the preliminary election results.
Iran holds talks with Russia over missile defense upgrade
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran negotiated with Russia at the weekend over buying an upgraded version of the S-300 surface-to-air missile defense system, which it requires to meet its military needs, a foreign ministry spokesman in Tehran was quoted as saying.
Italy PM says, as citizen, he hopes Clinton wins U.S. election
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Monday that, as a citizen and leader of a center-left party, he hopes that Hillary Clinton becomes the next president of the United States.
Turkish PM announces plan to bolster beleaguered tourism sector
ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled a plan on Monday to support Turkey’s tourism sector, hit by tensions with Russia and domestic insecurity, including a 255 million lira ($87 million) grant and a facility to allow tourism firms …
U.S. rejected North Korea peace talks offer before last nuclear test: State Department
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States rejected a North Korean proposal to discuss a peace treaty to formally end the Korean War because it did not address denuclearization on the peninsula, the State Department said on Sunday.
Kazakhstan launches probe against media figure ahead of election
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakhstan’s anti-corruption agency is investigating the head of the journalists’ union Seitkazy Matayev over suspected theft and tax evasion, it said on Monday, less than a month before a parliamentary election.
Uganda opposition leader Besigye held again in vote aftermath
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandan opposition leader Kizza Besigye was detained for the fourth time in eight days on Monday, after he failed to unseat long-serving President Yoweri Museveni in an election observers say was marked by intimidation and lacked tr…
Afghan troops pull out of second Helmand district
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan government forces have pulled out of a second district in Helmand, officials said on Monday, leaving the Taliban in control of most of the northern part of the province after troops withdrew from Musa Qala di…
Japan’s scandals, shaky economy erode Abe’s support as polls loom
TOKYO (Reuters) – Voter support for Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe slipped to below 50 percent in a weekend opinion poll, sending a warning signal to the government with an election less than six months away.
