Iran deputy foreign minister en route to Saudi Arabia: IRNA agency
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian left for Riyadh on Monday, state news agency IRNA reported, in the first visit to Saudi Arabia by a senior government official since Iran’s political landscape shifted in…
China satellite survey spots huge marijuana field, porous borders
BEIJING (Reuters) – A Chinese satellite has spotted the country’s biggest ever marijuana plantation as well as dozens of illegal cross-border paths, state media reported on Monday.
Swedish opposition lead narrows slightly ahead of Sept election -poll
STOCKHOLM August 25(Reuters) – Sweden’s center-left opposition parties – the Social Democrats, Green and Left parties – hold a solid lead ahead of next month’s election but it has narrowed over the last month to 48.8 percent of votes if the election we…
New premier shares Erdogan’s vision of Turkey’s place in the world
ANKARA (Reuters) – By temperament they appear opposites, but Turkey’s softly spoken new prime minister and the man he replaces – firebrand president-elect Tayyip Erdogan – share a deep bond based on a determination to restore Turkey to its former glori…
Mozambique government, Renamo opposition sign peace deal
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique’s Frelimo government and the Renamo main opposition party have signed a formal end to hostilities, sealing a peace pact ahead of a presidential election scheduled for Oct 15, negotiators from both sides said.
Stampede at temple in central India kills 10, dozens injured
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A stampede at a Hindu temple in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh killed at least 10 people on Monday and injured dozens, police and media said.
Thai king endorses junta leader as prime minister
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai military leader General Prayuth Chan-ocha was endorsed as prime minister by Thailand’s king on Monday, four days after he was elected by his own hand-picked parliament, although critics called his appointment a political farce….
Abkhazia elects opposition leader as president
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Georgia’s Russian-backed breakaway province of Abkhazia elected opposition leader Raul Khadzhimba as president on Sunday, the head of the region’s election commission said.
Ukraine defiant on national day, rebels parade captives
KIEV/DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine marked its independence day on Sunday with a military march-past in Kiev intended to send a message of defiance to Russia, but pro-Moscow rebels countered by parading captured Ukrainian troops through the street…
Kidnappers free American missing in Syria since 2012
(Reuters) – Al Qaeda-linked militants in Syria on Sunday freed an American writer missing since 2012 following what officials said were efforts by the Gulf Arab state of Qatar to win his release.
