Afghanistan’s powerful Vice President Fahim dies
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s powerful vice president, Marshal Mohammad Qasim Fahim, died of natural causes on Sunday, only weeks before the country is due to elect a new leader. He was 57.
‘What bailout exit?’ Portuguese ask, braced for more hardship
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s international bailout is expected to end in mid-May. That won’t mean the end of hardship for the Portuguese.
‘What bailout exit?’ Portuguese ask, braced for more hardship
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s international bailout is expected to end in mid-May. That won’t mean the end of hardship for the Portuguese.
At least 40 killed in Yemen as Houthi fighters near capital
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 40 people have been killed in three days of fighting between Shi’ite Muslim rebels and Sunni tribesmen, sources on both sides said on Sunday, as sectarian fighting that flared up in October in the north drew closer to the cap…
With legal reforms, China wants less interfering in cases, fewer death penalty crimes
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has curtailed the power of the ruling Communist Party’s Political and Legal Committee, a secretive body overseeing the security services, to interfere in most legal cases, scholars with knowledge of the situation said – a sign…
India set to challenge U.S. for election-spending record
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian politicians are expected to spend around $5 billion on campaigning for elections next month – a sum second only to the most expensive U.S. presidential campaign of all time – in a splurge that could give India’s floundering…
India set to challenge U.S. for election-spending record
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian politicians are expected to spend around $5 billion on campaigning for elections next month – a sum second only to the most expensive U.S. presidential campaign of all time – in a splurge that could give India’s floundering…
Syrian journalist killed covering fighting: Al Mayadeen TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Syrian journalist has been killed covering clashes between government forces and opposition fighters in the eastern city of Deir al-Zor, a regional broadcaster said.
Netanyahu says any peace deal with Palestinians at least a year away
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Benjamin Netanyahu said any peace deal with the Palestinians would take at least another year to negotiate should both sides accept U.S.-proposed principles to keep talks going.
EU’s Ashton in Iran says final nuclear deal ‘challenging’: state TV
ANKARA (Reuters) – European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Sunday it would be “difficult and challenging” to reach a long-term nuclear deal with Iran, as diplomacy intensifies before talks between Tehran and world powers on March 1…
