Northern Irish government not fit for purpose: first minister
BELFAST (Reuters) – Northern Ireland’s devolved government is not fit for purpose in its current form and could collapse over a row between power-sharing partners on budget cuts, the British-controlled province’s most senior politician said on Tuesday….
Bulgaria’s center-right GERB extends lead ahead of October vote
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party has extended its lead over main political rivals, the Socialists, just weeks before a snap election, independent pollster Alpha Research said on Tuesday in the first opinion poll since May’s European…
Afghan leader pushes election rivals to end deepening crisis
KABUL (Reuters) – Outgoing Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday pressured rival candidates to succeed him to end delays to a promised power-sharing deal after a disputed election and prevent a crisis from escalating further.
Ahead of Xi trip, China says not seeking to contain India
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is not seeking to contain India by military or other means, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday, ahead of a visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping next week to a country with which Beijing has a history of uneasy ties and mutual …
Egypt court sentences Brotherhood leader, cleric to 20 years in jail
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced a leader of the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood and an Islamist cleric to 20 years in prison on Tuesday for attempting to kill two policemen, part of a government crackdown that has severely weakened the group….
Pro-Beijing activists scuffle with Hong Kong democracy supporters
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Masked pro-Beijiing activists scuffled with Hong Kong democracy protesters on Tuesday with one demonstrator taken to hospital as tensions grow ahead of a mass protest to push China to allow full democracy in the former British col…
Pakistani Taliban claim responsibility for Navy dockyard attack
DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility on Tuesday for an attack last week on a naval dockyard in the country’s south, in which at least one official was killed.
China says Turkey will decide in its ‘own interests’ on missile system
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Tuesday that Turkey would decide in its “own interests” after Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said the country was in talks with France on buying a missile defense system following disagreements with Beijing.
Four Ukraine servicemen killed, 29 injured so far during ceasefire: Interfax
KIEV (Reuters) – Four Ukrainian servicemen have been killed since the start of a ceasefire between government forces and pro-Russian separatists last Friday, Interfax news agency reported on Tuesday, quoting a defense ministry official.
Rehabilitation of WW1 veterans rekindles old conflicts in Ireland
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Defaced and deserted for decades, Dublin’s World War One memorial garden now marks the rehabilitation of at least 200,000 Irishmen who fought for Britain a century ago – a transformation that angers some.
