India clears defense deals worth $4.7 billion, buys four Boeing spy planes
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India cleared the purchase of close to 300 billion rupees ($4.74 billion) worth of new defense equipment on Tuesday, including four maritime spy planes from Boeing Co and hundreds of air defense guns, a defense ministry spokesman …
British PM vows to end ‘scandalous’ gender pay gap in a generation
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – British Prime Minister David Cameron vowed on Tuesday to end the country’s gender pay gap in a generation, calling it a “scandal” that a woman in Britain earns only 80 percent of a man’s pay.
Turkish PM says nationalists plan to stay out of government
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s nationalist opposition does not want to share power in a government with the ruling AK Party, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Tuesday, dealing a blow to his efforts to find a junior coalition partner.
Rwandan lawmakers back move to let president run again
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwandan lawmakers backed a motion on Tuesday to let President Paul Kagame run for a third term in office, paving the way for a referendum to amend the constitution.
Goal to end AIDS epidemic by 2030 ‘ambitious but realistic’: U.N. chief
ADDIS ABABA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world can end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, the United Nations said on Tuesday, highlighting global success in rolling out life-saving drugs over the last 15 years.
U.N. Syria envoy meets southern rebels for first time
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The U.N. envoy for Syria met rebel leaders fighting in southern Syria for the first time on Tuesday, their spokesman said, underlining the growing political role of a group helping contain jihadist influence in the south.
Hong Kong student leaders charged over democracy protest
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Two Hong Kong students who rose to fame during pro-democracy demonstrations that angered Beijing last year were charged on Tuesday with obstructing police during a protest earlier in the year.
Bosnian Serb seeks court referendum in fresh challenge to Bosnian state
BANJA LUKA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik pushed on Tuesday for a referendum on the authority of Bosnia’s national court over ethnic Serbs, stepping up a challenge to the country’s integrity two decades after it emerged from war….
Turkey blocks access to pro-Islamic State websites in crackdown
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey has blocked access to more than half a dozen Islamist news websites this week, prompting one group claiming allegiance to Islamic State to accuse Turkey of persecuting Muslims and warn of unspecified retaliation.
WHO delivers urgent health supplies to Aden: statement
GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday it had delivered life-saving medical supplies to the southern city of Aden in Yemen, where most health facilities are “non-functional” due to fighting and critical shortages of supp…
