Turkey’s Erdogan rallies popular support in power struggle
ANKARA (Reuters) – Before cheering crowds, he dons the mantle of tragic hero, comparing his enemies to leeches, reciting a poem that once saw him jailed for sedition and invoking the memory of his political hero, toppled and hanged by the generals.
Romanian opposition MPs challenge new government
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta faced a constitutional challenge from the centrist opposition on Wednesday that could very briefly hinder pursuit of IMF-backed reforms but seemed unlikely to scuttle his newly-forged coalition…
Behind bars: India’s Sahara urgently tries to free chief in bond case
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI (Reuters) – With its jet-setting boss in jail, India’s Sahara conglomerate is scrambling for a way to satisfy a court order to repay billions of dollars in an outlawed bond scheme.
North Korea holds election, Kim Jong Un runs in legendary district
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea, accused of human rights violations, elects its largely symbolic parliament this weekend, with leader Kim Jong Un, the third in his family dynasty to rule the totalitarian state, running unopposed in a legendary mountain d…
Saudis, UAE, Bahrain withdraw envoys from Qatar in security dispute
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain said on Wednesday they were withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar because Doha had not implemented an agreement among Gulf Arab countries not to interfere in each others’ in…
Indonesia navy ammunition store explosion kills one, injures dozens
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A naval officer was killed and dozens injured when an explosion ripped through a navy ammunitions warehouse in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday.
Saudis, UAE, Bahrain withdraw envoys from Qatar in security dispute
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain said on Wednesday they were withdrawing their ambassadors from Qatar because Doha had not implemented an agreement among Gulf Arab countries not to interfere in each others’ in…
Thai anti-government protesters on the move, farmers still unhappy
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A few hundred Thai anti-government protesters marched on the headquarters of the ruling party on Wednesday, while rice farmers remained camped in another part of the capital demanding money owed by the state.
China says station attackers wanted to carry out jihad abroad
BEIJING (Reuters) – A group of people from China’s restive western region of Xinjiang who carried out a deadly weekend attack at a train station were trying to leave the country to wage a holy war, state media said on Wednesday.
Gunfire erupts in army base in South Sudan capital: witness
JUBA (Reuters) – Gunfire erupted inside the main military barracks in the South Sudanese capital Juba on Wednesday, a Reuters witness said, in an apparent pay dispute almost three months after fighting between soldiers in the city sparked a broader con…
