Southern ‘sweep’ state could shape India’s next government
TIRUVANNAMALAI, India (Reuters) – The politics of forming India’s next government could come down to how many seats a 1960s matinee siren can wrest from a rival named Stalin.
Iraq electoral commission resigns en masse weeks before vote
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The entire board of Iraq’s electoral commission tendered its resignation on Tuesday in protest against political interference, casting doubt on a nationwide vote scheduled for next month.
Hollande to ‘act’ as French government reshuffle talk grows
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande will act soon in response to his Socialist Party’s poor showing in municipal elections, a presidential source said on Tuesday, amid growing talk of an imminent reshuffle of government ministers.
Obama brings U.S. allies South Korea and Japan together for talks
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama brought together the leaders of Japan and South Korea on Tuesday for their first face-to-face talks, seeking to thaw chilly relations between two of Washington’s closest Asian allies.
Policemen injured by bomb on highway in Bahrain
MANAMA (Reuters) – A blast caused by a homemade bomb on a highway west of Bahrain’s capital Manama caused minor injuries to several policemen, the Gulf Arab kingdom’s Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
Spanish court says Catalonia sovereignty claim illegal
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court on Tuesday partially struck down a sovereignty claim approved by lawmakers last year in the northern region of Catalonia, a vital step toward a referendum on full independence, court papers showed.
Exclusive – U.S. set to approve international debut of F-35 fighter: sources
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department is poised to approve the first trans-Atlantic flight of Lockheed Martin Corp’s F-35 fighter jet in July, when the new warplane is expected to take part in two international air shows near London, accor…
Dutch PM gets world leaders to play nuclear wargame at summit
THE HAGUE (Reuters) – The 58 world leaders gathered in The Hague to discuss nuclear security were asked to explore how they would react to a nuclear attack or accident by taking part in a simulation set in a fictional country called Brinia.
Russia says five militants, policeman killed in Caucasus fighting
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian security forces killed five militants, including a suspected organiser of a deadly December car bombing, in a gunbattle on Tuesday in the North Caucasus province of Dagestan, authorities said.
Yemen security forces free Western hostages soon after kidnap
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni security forces freed two Westerners unharmed on Tuesday shortly after they were kidnapped by gunmen in the capital Sanaa, police sources said, in an incident highlighting the growing security threat in the country.
