Persistent Israeli ethnic divide may split vote for Netanyahu
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – In the past, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party could count on Israelis like 50-year-old shopkeeper Yossi Levy when it came to election day.
India’s Modi to dilute pro-business changes to land bill
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s government sought on Tuesday to break a political deadlock over reforms that would make it easier to buy land, in a test of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ability to steer his business-friendly agenda through parliament.
Poland to choose missile defense supplier in next few weeks
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland plans to choose the supplier for its medium-range missile defense system within the next few weeks, Deputy Defence Minister Czeslaw Mroczek said on Tuesday.
IAEA sees more cooperation from Iran in parallel nuclear talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA expects more information soon from Iran on its nuclear program after progress in talks parallel to Tehran’s negotiations with six world powers, a senior agency official said on Tuesday.
Bombs kill two, wound dozens in Egypt’s North Sinai
CAIRO (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed a civilian and wounded 30 policemen when he tried to ram a water tanker into a police barracks in the Egyptian city of al-Arish on Tuesday, security sources said, the latest in a string of attacks in the Sinai …
Germany says still far away from a solution to Ukraine
SOFIA (Reuters) – German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said on Tuesday that a solution to the crisis in Ukraine was still a long way off, and that Ukraine will need significant support given the dire state of its economy.
U.S. college exam scandals open door to thriving market
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Test preparation companies see a golden opportunity to expand in Asia, after a series of cheating scandals on the U.S. college entrance exam SAT pushed more students in the region to take its lesser-known rival, the ACT.
Sri Lanka bans foreign travel by former defense chief in armory probe
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A Sri Lankan court has banned the feared brother of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa from foreign travel, police said on Tuesday, over allegations he used a commercial floating armory as weaponry for a “private army”.
Britain would be European North Korea if it leaves EU, says ex-PM Brown
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain would become the North Korea of Europe if the country leaves the European Union with no friends or influence, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has warned.
Xinjiang boss says Chinese extremists fighting with Islamic State
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese extremists have joined the Islamic State and authorities have broken up gangs that returned from fighting abroad, the Communist Party boss of China’s western Xinjiang region said on Tuesday, arguing that secrecy was needed t…
