Pakistan’s top court upholds death sentence for Punjab governor’s killer
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s highest court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for the killer of the governor of the country’s wealthiest and most populous province after he had called for reform of the blasphemy law.
Ex-U.N. General Assembly head, five others face U.S. bribery case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. authorities charged a former president of the United Nations General Assembly, a billionaire Macau real estate developer and four others on Tuesday for engaging in a wide-ranging corruption scheme.
Suu Kyi says hopes to lead Myanmar despite constitutional ban
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has said she plans to lead the next government if her National League for Democracy (NLD) comes to power in the Nov. 8 election, despite being barred from becoming president.
Imelda Marcos disappointed her son only aiming for Philippine VP
MANILA (Reuters) – Former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos is disappointed that her son has set his sights on winning the vice presidency in a May election, wishing instead he would follow his late father’s footsteps into the presidential palace.
Russia beefs up Tajikistan base with attack helicopters: report
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has deployed Mi-24P attack helicopters to reinforce its military base in Tajikistan, Interfax news agency quoted the Russian defense ministry as saying in a statement.
Japan’s Abe keeps allies in key posts as attention returns to economy
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe retained close allies in key posts in a cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, playing it safe as he refocuses on the economy after enacting divisive security legislation that dented his popularity.
Belgian rail strike to halt international trains on Friday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A rail strike in the greater Brussels region on Thursday and Friday will halt most international high-speed trains between Belgium, Britain, France, Germany and the Netherlands, rail operators said.
EU court dismisses claims against ECB over Greek debt
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – An EU court on Wednesday dismissed claims by more than 200 Italian investors against the European Central Bank over Greek debt restructuring in 2012, saying their losses were part of normal financial market risk.
Turkish forces kill four Kurdish militants after robbery: governor
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Security forces hunting bank robbers killed four suspected Kurdish militants overnight in a southeastern Turkish province hit by months of clashes, the governor’s office said.
Exclusive: Modi pushes ‘obsolete’ made-in-India plane on reluctant military
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government has turned down the military’s request to expand the acquisition of 36 fighter planes from Dassault Aviation SA to plug vital gaps, officials said, nudging it to accept an indigenous combat plane 32 years in the…
