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.
Exclusive: Trafigura China employee arrested over alleged oil fraud
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have arrested an employee of commodity trader Trafigura as part of an investigation into an alleged $32 million gasoline trade fraud, according to an official arrest warrant seen by Reuters.
Zambian court rules Lungu is PF presidential candidate after party rift
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s high court has declared defense minister Edgar Lungu the duly elected presidential candidate of the ruling Patriotic Front (PF), after a power struggle that has rocked the party ahead of next month’s election shifted to the …
Six gunmen, three police killed in Russia’s Chechnya, leader says
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least six gunmen and three policemen were killed in gun battles in which a building was stormed in the Chechen capital Grozny on Thursday, the leader of the turbulent southern Russian region said.
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.
Myanmar workers charged with murder of British tourists in Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Two Myanmar men were charged on Thursday with the murder of two British tourists in Thailand, public prosecutors said, the latest turn in a roller-coaster case that has been blighted by allegations of a bungled investigation and ill…
Japan PM Abe’s coalition may keep super-majority in election: media projections
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling party may increase its seats and his coalition keep its two-thirds majority in parliament’s lower house, media projections showed, allowing him to claim a fresh mandate for his economic revi…
Schools, offices shut as typhoon bears down on Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Schools and government offices were shut in parts of the central Philippines on Thursday and residents stocked up on supplies and food, as provinces yet to recover from last year’s devastating super-typhoon Haiyan braced for another …
