Afghans prepare to vote again: Abdullah vs. Ghani
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghans head to the polls on Saturday for the second time in 10 weeks to elect a president who will take office as most foreign forces prepare to leave after nearly 13 years of inconclusive war.
Ukraine suggests compromise gas price in row with Russia
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine said on Friday it was ready to pay a compromise price for Russian natural gas for 18 months to avert the threat of Moscow cutting off supplies and allow time to reach a long-term pricing agreement.
Tunisian police kill two Islamist militants near Algerian border
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police killed two Islamist militants during clashes near the Algerian border and seized weapons and bombs, the government said on Friday, two weeks after Islamists attacked a government minister’s home in one of their boldest attacks.
Exclusive: Alarmed by Iraq, Iran open to shared role with U.S. – Iran official
ANKARA (Reuters) – Shi’te Muslim Iran is so alarmed by Sunni insurgent gains in Iraq that it may be willing to cooperate with Washington in helping Baghdad fight back, a senior Iranian official told Reuters.
Pakistan fighting drives families over border into Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – Hundreds of Pakistani families have fled from a surge of fighting between Pakistani government forces and militants into neighboring Afghanistan, an Afghan government official said on Friday.
Interim Thai government by August: military leader
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The head of the junta that seized power in Thailand last month said on Friday that an interim government would be set up by August, the first time he has given a clear date on delegating any sort of power in the country.
South Korea sect talks of deer and fireflies startled by police raid
ANSEONG South Korea (Reuters) – South Korean on Friday police arrested the brother of a South Korean businessman linked to a ferry disaster in April in which hundreds of school children drowned, as the net appeared to tighten around the fugitive’s fami…
Japan denies brush with Chinese planes, demands China withdraws footage
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Friday denied Beijing’s claims that its Self-Defence Force planes came “dangerously close” to Chinese aircraft in an incident over the East China Sea on Wednesday, demanding China takes down the footage allegedly showing the …
South Koreans, shaken by ferry disaster, send kids to safety class
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean parents, well known for marching their children off to cram schools, have been enrolling their youngsters in safety classes since hundreds of people were killed in a ferry sinking in April.
Japan PM moves closer to winning support for looser limits on military
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe moved closer to easing constitutional curbs that have kept Japan’s military from fighting abroad since World War Two after the ruling party’s dovish coalition partner agreed to consider a compromise proposal….
