Thai PM, Election Commission agree new vote in July, opposition defiant
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Election Commission and the prime minister agreed on Wednesday to hold a general election in July, but anti-government protesters who disrupted a vote in February said they still wanted to see electoral reforms before a n…
India turns to Russia to help supply arms to Afghan forces
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has signed an agreement under which it will pay Russia to supply arms and equipment to the Afghan military as foreign combat troops prepare to leave the country, in a move that risks infuriating Pakistan.
Cost pressures mount as Malaysia Airlines search drags on
SYDNEY (Reuters) – With the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 entering a new, much longer phase, the countries involved must decide how much they are prepared to spend on the operation and what they stand to lose if they hold back.
China ‘resolutely opposes’ U.S. sanctions on missile parts supplier
BEIJING (Reuters) – China said on Wednesday it “resolutely opposes” U.S. sanctions that could harm non-proliferation work between the two countries after Washington laid charges against a Chinese businessman accused of allegedly procuring missile parts…
Masked gunmen tighten grip on eastern Ukraine
HORLIVKA, Ukraine (Reuters) – Masked gunmen in military fatigues took control of a government building in another Ukrainian town on Wednesday, as pro-Russian separatists tightened their grip on a swathe of the country’s industrial east largely unoppose…
Berlusconi’s daughter on a career in politics: ‘Never say never!’
MILAN (Reuters) – Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi’s eldest daughter gave her first public indication on Wednesday that she may consider a future in politics as her father prepares to begin a community-service sentence for tax fraud.
Turkish prosecutors investigate into Erdogan rival Gulen: minister
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish prosecutors have launched a criminal investigation into U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen based on allegations he attempted to overthrow the government, broadcaster CNN Turk and other media reports said on Wednesday.
Ukraine separatists seize second provincial capital, fire on police
LUHANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Hundreds of pro-Moscow separatists stormed government buildings in one of Ukraine’s provincial capitals on Tuesday and fired on police holed up in a regional headquarters, a major escalation of their revolt despite new West…
Leaders’ personal power struggle destroying South Sudan: U.N. rights chief
JUBA (Reuters) – A personal power struggle between South Sudan’s leaders is driving Africa’s newest nation to “catastrophe”, the U.N. rights chief said on Wednesday.
Afghan and foreign forces kill 60 near Pakistan border: officials
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan troops backed by Western air power have killed at least 60 militants near the Pakistan border, Afghan security officials said on Wednesday, in one of the single biggest assaults against the Taliban-linked Haqqani network.
