Pakistan’s Karachi in lockdown after politician arrested in London
LONDON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – One of the most divisive and feared figures in Pakistan was arrested in London on Tuesday, sparking fears of a violent backlash in Pakistan and sending the country’s biggest city of Karachi into lockdown.
Survey finds broad discontent in World Cup host Brazil
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A survey released on Tuesday paints a grim picture of Brazil as it gears up to host the World Cup, showing widespread frustration with the economy and with President Dilma Rousseff.
Academics question Serbian minister’s thesis, then website downed
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s prime minister leapt to the defense of his interior minister, a close ally, on Tuesday after three UK-based academics alleged the latter had plagiarized his doctoral dissertation.
Syria and neighbors need reconstruction plan: World Bank
BEIRUT (Reuters) – World powers and international donors must prepare a post-war reconstruction plan for Syria and its neighbors to help the region recover from the Syrian conflict, the head of the World Bank said on Tuesday.
Qatar allowing freed Taliban men to move freely in country: Gulf official
DOHA (Reuters) – Qatar has moved five Afghan Taliban prisoners freed in exchange for a U.S. soldier to a residential compound and will let them move freely in the country, a senior Gulf official said on Tuesday, a step likely to be scrutinized by Washi…
China shrugs off security concerns on new link to restless west
TURPAN China (Reuters) – China showed off its first high-speed rail link to the restive far western region of Xinjiang on Tuesday, promising that it could guarantee the security of an important economic project despite a recent serious escalation in vi…
Airlines debate costs of aircraft tracking after Malaysian’s loss
DOHA (Reuters) – Moves by airlines to keep track of their aircraft in real time following the disappearance of Malaysian Airlines’ flight MH370 could push up ticket prices for passengers – but governments should also foot part of the bill, airline indu…
Venezuela must play fair and release airlines’ money: IATA
DOHA (Reuters) – Venezuela is being “wilfully irresponsible” in its treatment of airlines that have more than $4 billion of revenue trapped in the country, a leading industry body said on Tuesday.
Consumer survey shows Thais hoping army will bring order after chaos
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An index of consumer confidence in Thailand jumped in May on hopes a military government that seized power promising to impose order after months of political chaos will drag the economy back from the brink of recession.
Putin to meet Merkel during D-Day visit, no plans to meet Obama
SOCHI Russia (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel in France on Friday during a visit on the 70th anniversary of the Allied D-Day landings in World War Two, Putin’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said….
