Soul searching for India’s Modi after crushing Bihar defeat
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met leaders of his party on Monday to discuss whether to overhaul policies and priorities in the wake of a humiliating defeat in elections in the eastern state of Bihar.
India’s Modi urged to engage rivals after state poll drubbing
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to reverse course and engage with opposition leaders if he is to salvage his economic reform program, senior aides said on Monday, after he suffered a humiliating state election defeat…
U.N. prepares for refugee exodus when Iraqi forces attack Mosul
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The United Nations is expecting huge numbers of civilians to flee when Iraqi forces mount an offensive to retake the city of Mosul from Islamic State militants.
New reformist party could be kingmaker after inconclusive Croatia election
ZAGREB (Reuters) – A new party that favors radical economic reforms may hold the key to Croatia’s next government after the main conservative opposition won Sunday’s parliamentary election by only a slim majority that raises the prospect of lengthy coa…
Seven killed in attacks after governor removed in Nigeria’s east
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed in shoot-outs and other attacks after a tribunal annulled the election of the governor of Nigeria’s eastern Taraba state and replaced him with a ruling party candidate, police said.
Tunisia ruling party lawmakers resign from parliament
TUNIS (Reuters) – Thirty two Tunisian lawmakers accused President Beji Caid Essebsi’s son of meddling and resigned from the ruling party bloc in parliament on Monday, allowing Islamist rivals to become the largest party.
Merkel backs her interior minister after refugee row
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere retains the confidence of Chancellor Angela Merkel, a government spokesman said on Monday, after a spat within her cabinet over whether to limit the asylum rights of refugees from Syria.
Russia, Iran have signed contract for missile system delivery: RIA
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and Iran have signed a contract for Moscow to supply Tehran with S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, Sergei Chemezov, the chief executive of Russian state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec, was quoted by the RIA news agency …
UK to boost intelligence staff to disrupt terror plots: Osborne
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s security agencies will receive a significant boost to staff numbers as part of a multi-pronged effort to stave off threats from terrorist plotters, finance minister George Osborne said on Monday.
China’s Xi calls for strengthening of reform and governance
BEIJING (Reuters) – China must strengthen its reforms and modernize its system of governance over the next five years, President Xi Jinping told a meeting of a key Communist Party body on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
