Obama, NATO’s Rasmussen discuss enhanced exercises
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed additional steps NATO could take in response to Russia’s annexation of Crimea on Wednesday, the alliance’s spokeswoman said on Twitter.
Obama tells EU to do more to cut reliance on Russian gas
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama told the European Union on Wednesday it cannot rely on the United States alone to reduce its dependency on Russian energy, as relations with Moscow chill over its seizure of Crimea from Ukraine.
India’s BJP to welcome foreign defense investment, keep out big retailers
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition party would welcome more foreign direct investment in defense, if elected, but would delay opening up the country’s market of more than 1.2 billion people to international retail chains like Wal-Mart.
Kuwait summit merely papers over Arab rifts
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Arab leaders, at loggerheads over inter-Arab issues including Egypt and Syria, offered little evidence of progress after a two-day summit in Kuwait focused largely on avoiding further splits.
Pakistan condemns killing of abducted Iranian border guard by militants
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan has condemned the killing by Sunni Muslim militants of one of five Iranian border guards they have been holding hostage for the past six weeks, the foreign office said on Wednesday.
Public rifts at Arab summit likely to satisfy Iran and Syria
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Arab leaders at odds over supporting Islamists in upheavals across the Middle East have proved in no mood to reconcile at a summit this week, an outcome likely to satisfy Syria and Iran in their rivalry with regional heavyweights Egy…
Moonshine is just a phone call away in Islamic Iran
ANKARA (Reuters) – “Have a shot of tequila first, cheer up!” Shahriyar tells guests gathered at his luxury apartment in Tehran.
Murder trial opens in Sri Lanka after Western pressure over delay
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Six men went on trial in Sri Lanka on Wednesday on charges they murdered a British aid worker and gang-raped his Russian fiancee, following two years of international pressure to prosecute the defendants, who include a member of the…
One killed in Cairo clashes over Muslim Brotherhood rulings
CAIRO (Reuters) – One person was killed near Egypt’s Cairo University on Wednesday when protesters supporting ousted President Mohamed Mursi clashed with security forces, a health ministry official told Reuters.
Space launch forces French jumbo to make refueling stop
HAMBURG (Reuters) – An Air France A380 jumbo jet flying from Shanghai to Paris was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Hamburg airport on Wednesday after a space mission launch caused it to run low on fuel, the airline said.
