India set to become world’s most populous country by 2022: U.N.
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – India is set to overtake China and become the world’s most populous country in less than a decade – six years sooner than previously forecast, the United Nations said on Wednesday.
U.S. approves possible sale of $5.4 billion in missiles to Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to Saudi Arabia of $5.4 billion in additional PAC-3 missiles built by Lockheed Martin Corp, the Pentagon said on Wednesday.
Punjab gunmen expose India’s soft border ahead of Pakistan talks
DINANAGAR, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Three men carrying assault rifles, bombs and a rocket launcher who went on a murderous rampage in a small Punjab farm town this week have shown how vulnerable India is to attacks that challenge tentative peace ove…
Ukraine names detained Russian soldier, charges him with terrorism
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state security service on Wednesday named a Russian army major who was detained by Ukrainian servicemen at the weekend with a cargo of military equipment in eastern Ukraine and said he had been charged with terrorism.
U.N. panel questions Iraq over use of torture
GENEVA (Reuters) – Iraqi officials were challenged on Wednesday to name a single person the country had jailed for torture by a U.N. committee investigating suspected human rights abuses in a justice system that had “gone astray”.
Nigeria’s Buhari in Cameroon seeks closer partnership against Boko Haram
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari began a two-day visit to Cameroon on Wednesday in a bid to soothe fractious ties between the West African neighbors and strengthen cooperation against Islamist militant group Boko Haram.
Saudi-led warplanes bomb Houthi bastion in north Yemen
SANAA/ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led warplanes bombed targets in Yemen’s northerly Saada province, a bastion of Iranian-allied Houthi forces, local officials said on Wednesday, and a U.N. official accused both sides in the conflict of failing to respect in…
Man dies in Channel Tunnel as migrant crisis deepens
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – A Sudanese man died on Wednesday as migrants desperate to enter Britain from France stormed the channel tunnel entrance, prompting governments in both countries to promise to beef up security there.
Tanzania’s free SMS health campaign helps pregnant women, new mothers
DAR ES SALAAM (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Halima Rahim became a mother for the first time, friends and acquaintances in Tanzania’s commercial capital, Dar Es Salaam, were quick to offer advice and help.
Hours before Mumbai bomber to hang, court rejects final appeal
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Yakub Memon’s chances of avoiding the hangman’s noose for his role in the 1993 Mumbai bombings dwindled on Wednesday, after India’s Supreme Court threw out his final plea for mercy hours before he was due to be executed.
