American doctor shot dead in Pakistan in suspected sectarian attack
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – An American volunteer cardiologist was shot dead in Pakistan on Monday, a member of his minority Ahmadi community said, in the latest attack on a group that says it is Muslim but whose religion is rejected by the state.
India names Jaitley as finance minister as new government takes charge
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi named Arun Jaitley as finance minister on Tuesday, tasking his close party colleague with reviving investment in an economy that has been growing at its slowest rate in a decade.
Eastern Libya oil rebel rejects new government
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The leader of the protesters occupying Libyan oil ports said on Monday he did not recognize Prime Minister Ahmed Maiteeq’s new government and suggested a previously agreed deal to end his blockade could be in jeopardy.
Battle at Donetsk airport; new Ukraine leader says no talks with ‘terrorists’
KIEV/DONETSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Ukraine launched air strikes and a paratrooper assault against pro-Russian rebels who seized an airport on Monday, as its newly elected leader rejected any talks with “terrorists” and said a robust military campaign in…
Vietnam, China trade accusations after Vietnamese fishing boat sinks
HANOI/BEIJING (Reuters) – Vietnam and China traded accusations on Tuesday over the sinking of a Vietnamese fishing boat not far from where China has placed an oil rig in the disputed South China Sea, as tensions fester between the two countries over th…
India names Jaitley as finance minister as new government takes charge
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s new Prime Minister Narendra Modi named Arun Jaitley as finance minister on Tuesday, tasking his close party colleague with reviving investment in an economy that has been growing at its slowest rate in a decade.
Sworn in as India’s leader, Modi speaks of a ‘glorious future’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister in an elaborate ceremony at New Delhi’s presidential palace on Monday, after a sweeping election victory that ended two terms of rule by the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty.
Taliban free most of 27 hostages in Afghan province
KABUL (Reuters) – The Islamist Taliban have freed most of the 27 prisoners captured last week in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhanshan province, a local official said on Sunday, but three remained captive because of their senior rank.
China breaks up another ‘terrorist gang’ in Xinjiang
BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese police have broken up a “terrorist gang” in the restive western region of Xinjiang, the local government said on Tuesday, arresting five people conspiring to launch attacks with explosives, days after a deadly blast in the c…
Malaysia, UK satellite firm release data on missing flight, say families
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Department of Civil Aviation and British satellite firm Inmarsat on Tuesday released the data used to determine the path of missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, following mounting calls from passengers’ relatives …
