India on course for record general election turnout
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is on course for a record turnout in its general election as a young electorate and women engage with politics more than ever before, with unpredictable results for a contest that opinion polls say opposition leader Narendra…
Yemen army enters militant stronghold in south: defense ministry
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemeni government forces waging an offensive against al Qaeda pushed into a militant stronghold in the south after insurgents blew up a government building there with some then withdrawing, the Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
Croatian PM sacks finance minister over property purchase
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic sacked the finance minister on Tuesday over a property deal he said had hurt the state budget, but economists said Slavko Linic’s dismissal would have no impact on fiscal policy.
Corruption the biggest concern for Myanmar businesses: survey
YANGON (Reuters) – Corruption is the top concern for businesses in Myanmar, which is undergoing liberal reforms after the end of military rule, according to a UN-led survey released on Tuesday.
Afghan police fire shots in air as landslide aid truck attacked
AAB BAREEK, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan police fired gunshots into the air on Tuesday to disperse villagers who fought police and aid workers distributing emergency supplies near the remote site of a deadly landslide, witnesses said.
Egypt court bans Mubarak-era leaders from running in elections
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Tuesday banned the leaders of former president Hosni Mubarak’s National Democratic Party from running in any coming elections, the court judge said.
Grilled by unhappy voters, France’s Hollande says has regrets
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s most unpopular president in decades said on Tuesday he had some regrets and understood voters had doubts at a time of crisis – and pledged to respond by accelerating reforms to put the country back on track.
Croatian PM sacks finance minister over property purchase
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatian Prime Minister Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday he had sacked Finance Minister Slavko Linic over a property deal that he said had been detrimental to the state budget.
U.N. chief in South Sudan, keeps up pressure for peace
JUBA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon flew into South Sudan on Tuesday to urge government troops and rebels to end more than four months of fighting – the second peace mission there by a major global figure in less than a week.
Scotland’s teenage voters hesitant about independence
EDINBURGH (Reuters) – When Scotland’s nationalist government dropped the voting age to 16 for this year’s referendum on independence, it was widely seen as banking on teenage radicalism to ensure a break with the United Kingdom.
