Pakistan opposition lawmaker shot, wounded in attack on car; driver killed
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen on Tuesday shot and wounded a Pakistani opposition lawmaker and killed the driver of his car, police said, as the government sought to woo his party’s deputies back to parliament after they resigned over the arrests…
Iran plans to sign contract for Russian S-300 missiles next week
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will sign a contract with Russia next week to buy four S-300 surface-to-air missile systems, the Iranian defense minister said on Tuesday, bringing Tehran closer to acquiring an advanced air defense capability.
Iraq’s Maliki says report on fall of Mosul has ‘no value’: statement
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s former prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, on Tuesday condemned as having “no value” a parliamentary panel’s findings on the fall of Mosul to Islamic State which called for him and other top officials to stand trial for negligenc…
South Africa’s Tutu in hospital to treat inflammation
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African anti-apartheid campaigner and veteran cleric Desmond Tutu has been admitted to hospital due to “inflammation”, his daughter said on Tuesday, the second time in a month the 83-year-old has needed medical treatment….
Pro-Kurdish opposition to consider taking part in Turkish ‘election government’
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) will consider taking part in an interim power-sharing government to lead the country to a new election, co-chairman Selahattin Demirtas said on Tuesday, after talks between other…
Bangkok blast threatens renewed pain for Thai economy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A bomb that ripped through a religious shrine in Bangkok’s commercial heart, killing 22 people and wounding more than 100, could deal a heavy blow to a tourism sector that has been one of the few recent bright spots for Thailand’s s…
Iraq’s Abadi, in reform push, reduces ministerial adviser positions
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Tuesday he was cancelling the positions of advisers hired as contractors in ministries and limiting the number of advisers for himself, the president, and the parliamentary speaker to five…
Big business could help Brazilian president survive political storm
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazilian business leaders may have ideological differences with struggling leftist President Dilma Rousseff, but calls for her impeachment make many of them nervous, effectively giving her support from an unexpected quarter.
Thai PM says chooses new cabinet, sends to king for approval
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Tuesday he had chosen new cabinet members and submitted the names to the country’s king for approval.
India embarks on national drive to protect its forest inhabitants
BHUBANESHWAR, India (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India is embarking on a national campaign to help millions of indigenous people protect their forest land and resources using a seven-year-old landmark law that has gone largely ignored, the country’s …
