Indian finance minister skips G20 meeting, still in hospital
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will miss a meeting of finance ministers from the Group of 20 nations in Australia next week as he is still in hospital undergoing treatment, the finance ministry said on Wednesday.
Polls show Swedish opposition’s lead narrows before Sunday vote
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden’s center-right government has narrowed the gap on the center-left opposition, polls showed on Wednesday, as voters switched support to a government with a proven track record in the face of political impasse after Sunday’s …
Final Afghan election results likely next week, deal or no deal
KABUL (Reuters) – Final results in Afghanistan’s disputed presidential vote are expected to be released next week, and an election official said on Wednesday that a winner would be announced whether or not the two rival candidates forge a promised powe…
Russia successfully tests nuclear missile, more planned: navy chief
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear missile on Wednesday and will perform two more test launches in October and November, the head of its naval forces said.
Polish president warns in Berlin of rebirth of 1930s nationalism
BERLIN (Reuters) – Poland’s President Bronislaw Komorowski has compared Russia’s incursions into Ukraine with 1930s-style nationalism in a speech in Berlin commemorating the beginning of World War Two, in which he urged the West to stand up to Moscow.
Islamists in Libya’s Benghazi probably kidnapped 25 missing soldiers: commander
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Islamists militants in Libya have probably kidnapped up to 25 soldiers who are missing in the eastern city of Benghazi and killed five others, an army commander said on Wednesday, as the two sides battled over control of the …
Afghan official says NATO air strike killed up to 14 civilians
ASADABAD Afghanistan (Reuters) – A NATO air strike in eastern Afghanistan killed 14 people, including civilians, and wounded at least 13 others, an Afghan official said on Wednesday, just months before most foreign forces pull out of the country.
U.N. says China not yet deploying peacekeepers in South Sudan
JUBA (Reuters) – China will send 700 soldiers to a U.N. peacekeeping force in South Sudan later this year to protect civilians amid a rebellion in the African country, a U.N. official said on Wednesday, denying a report they were already being deployed…
Poroshenko says Ukraine to stay united, sees special status for rebel-held areas
KIEV (Reuters) – A peace roadmap agreed last week between Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists preserves the concept of a sovereign, united country within its current borders, President Petro Poroshenko said on Wednesday.
China, Vietnam trade accusations over boats in disputed waters
BEIJING/HANOI (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday that its forces had boarded a Vietnamese trawler last month in disputed waters in the South China Sea and confiscated explosives used for fishing, rejecting accusations from Vietnam that its ships had b…
