U.S. warns Afghans not to form ‘parallel government’
KABUL (Reuters) – The United States warned on Tuesday that it would withdraw financial and security support from Afghanistan if anyone tried to take power illegally, as supporters of presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah rallied in Kabul for a paral…
Hamas rockets land deep in Israel as it bombards Gaza Strip
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – At least 23 people were killed across Gaza, Palestinian officials said on Wednesday, by a bombardment Israel said may be just the start of a lengthy offensive against Islamist militants whose rockets struck deeper than ever b…
American women targeted as Malaysia becomes Internet scam haven: U.S.
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Hundreds of American women are being ensnared by Internet scammers based in Malaysia, with some losing over a quarter of a million dollars, as the country becomes an epicenter for online crime perpetrated by Africans, U.S. offi…
India’s onion crisis: shortages after the best-ever harvest
PACHORE WANI India (Reuters) – Indian farmer Ranganath Watpade made a killing last year by putting off selling his onions until four months after he harvested them. This year, the same trick has backfired.
Indonesians vote for new president, choice between old guard and new breed
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesians began voting in a presidential election on Wednesday that has become a closely fought contest between the old guard who flourished under decades of autocratic rule and a new breed of politician that has emerged in the fl…
Fearing graft probes, Chinese officials shun spotlight, seek retirement
BEIJING (Reuters) – President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on corruption has sown so much fear that many Chinese officials are doing anything to stay out of trouble – from dithering over approving big-ticket projects to seeking early retirement.
Iraq tells U.N. ‘terrorist groups’ seized former chemical weapons depot
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Iraq’s government has lost control of a former chemical weapons facility to “armed terrorist groups” and is unable to fulfill its international obligations to destroy toxins kept there, the country’s U.N. envoy told the Unite…
Dozens injured in South African commuter train accident
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – More than 80 commuters were injured when two trains collided in the South African city of Durban on Tuesday, but no deaths were recorded, a spokesman from the national rail authority said.
Mali to meet northern Tuareg rebels in Algiers on July 16: Fabius
PARIS (Reuters) – Mali government officials will meet northern Tuareg separatist rebels in Algiers on July 16, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Tuesday, indicating progress in their stalled peace talks.
Bahrain summons top opposition leader for questioning: Wefaq
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain’s main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group said on Tuesday the interior ministry had summoned its leader for interrogation after he met a visiting U.S. official who was subsequently ordered to leave the kingdom.
