British Conservative lawmaker arrested on suspicion of rape
LONDON (Reuters) – Mark Pritchard, a British lawmaker from Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative Party, has been arrested on suspicion of rape, according to official parliamentary records and police.
Exclusive: Saudi suspends aid to Yemen after Houthi takeover – sources
SANAA (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has suspended most of its financial aid to Yemen, Yemeni and Western sources said, in a clear indication of its dissatisfaction with the growing political power of Shi’ite Houthi fighters friendly with Riyadh’s regional r…
India to press G20 for deadline to cut remittance costs: sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India will press the Group of 20 economies to set a two-year deadline to reduce the cost of international money transfers, two government sources said, potentially saving more than $20 billion for developing countries.
New group of Iraqi peshmergas enters Syrian Kurdish town
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A second group of 150 Iraqi Kurdish peshmerga forces has entered the Syrian border town of Kobani from Turkey to replace a first group helping Kurdish forces fight off a siege by Islamic State militants, peshmerga sources…
Hong Kong student protesters consider pulling up stakes
HONG KONG (Reuters) – One of the main student groups leading pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong said on Thursday it was considering ending more than two months of street demonstrations in the Chinese-controlled city.
Irish PM’s party slumps to third place in opinion poll
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny’s Fine Gael party slumped into third place behind Sinn Fein in an opinion poll on Thursday as its popularity collapsed to an 11-year low amid a surge in support for independents.
Fleeing war and crumbling economy, Ukrainians flock to Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Andriy left his home town in western Ukraine earlier this year on a journey that brought him through the hands of shady traders in Poland to one of the world’s booming markets for illegal immigrants – London.
Pakistani Taliban squeezed by Afghan revolt, U.S. drone strikes
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban militants holed up in Afghanistan are being squeezed by a series of U.S. drone strikes and a revolt against them, a trend that could disrupt the insurgents’ capability to strike inside Pakistan.
Iran atom deal seeks to plug any gaps on centrifuge R&D: experts
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran will refrain from expanding its testing of more efficient models of the machine used to refine uranium under an extended nuclear agreement with six world powers, according to U.S. experts with knowledge of the issue.
India’s Modi seeks to draw line under row over minister’s pro-Hindu comments
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought on Thursday to draw a line under a row sparked by a minister’s derogatory comments about non-Hindus, urging angry parliament deputies to accept her apology and move on.
