Car bomb attack kills at least 30 in Afghanistan
GARDEZ Afghanistan (Reuters) – A car packed with explosives exploded on Tuesday as it was passing by a crowded market in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Paktika, killing at least 30 people and wounding 40, police said.
Hong Kong leader tells Beijing electoral reforms needed before 2017
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s leader formally asked Beijing on Tuesday to allow electoral reform, paving the way for a city-wide leadership election in the free-wheeling Asian financial hub in 2017.
Russian participants urged to quit UK air show
FARNBOROUGH England (Reuters) – Doubts over Russia’s participation in the world’s biggest aerospace industry event were growing on Tuesday after the country’s deputy prime minister urged its delegates to pack up and go home.
China tells U.S. to stay out of South China Seas dispute
BEIJING (Reuters) – China told the United States on Tuesday to stay out of disputes over the South China Sea and leave countries in the region to resolve problems themselves, after Washington said it wanted a freeze on stoking tension.
Obama tells China’s Xi wants ‘constructive management of differences’
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama told Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday he wants U.S.-Chinese relations defined by more cooperation and a constructive management of differences during a phone call in which Iran and North Korea we…
Kim Jong Un supervises rocket launches close to South Korea border
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Tuesday showed detailed photos of Kim Jong Un directing rocket launches from a site close to the South in an apparent act of defiance that puts a personal face of its leader to actions provoking its neighbors.
Militia shells Tripoli airport, U.N. pulls staff out of Libya
TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – A militia shelled Tripoli airport, destroying 90 percent of planes parked there, a Libyan government spokesman said, as heavy fighting between armed groups prompted the United Nations to pull its staff out of the North Africa…
U.N. pulls staff out of Libya as clashes kill 13, close airports
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI Libya (Reuters) – The United Nations on Monday pulled its staff out of Libya where at least 13 people have been killed in fighting in the eastern city of Benghazi and in Tripoli, forcing the closure of the international airport.
Exclusive: Iran nuclear negotiators under pressure after leader’s speech
VIENNA (Reuters) – A major speech by Iran’s Supreme Leader has limited the ability of the Iranian delegation at high-level nuclear talks to make concessions with six world powers and this could scuttle chances for Tehran to reach an accord to end sanct…
Kerry calls Bahrain minister over expulsion of U.S. official
VIENNA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday expressed his deep concern to Bahrain Foreign Minister Khaled al-Khalifa over the expulsion of a U.S. diplomat for meeting with an opposition leader and over charges brought against the po…
