Brunei adopts sharia law, others in region consider it
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – The sultanate of Brunei this week becomes the first East Asian country to introduce Islamic criminal law, the latest example of a deepening religious conservatism that has also taken root in parts of neighboring Malaysia and In…
Secularist underdogs fight to be heard in Iraq election
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – “I am Iraqi, so do I exist?” is the question posed on the Civil Democratic Alliance’s Facebook page.
UK PM Cameron faces vote test after lawmaker’s resignation
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron faces a potentially awkward test of voter support following the resignation on Tuesday of lawmaker Patrick Mercer, a former member of his Conservative party.
Chemical watchdog to investigate Syria chlorine gas claims
AMSTERDAM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – The global chemical weapons watchdog overseeing the destruction of Syria’s toxic stockpile will send a fact-finding mission to Syria to investigate allegations by rebels and activists of chlorine gas attacks, the organizati…
Seeking deals, France rolls out red carpet for Angolan leader
PARIS (Reuters) – French officials welcomed Angola’s president on Tuesday for the first time in 20 years, hailing his economic reforms in the clearest sign yet that Paris is turning its diplomatic focus to winning overseas contracts.
Fire at Russian munitions depot kills 7, halts Transsiberian railway
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Explosions caused by a fire at a munitions depot in Eastern Siberia killed at least seven people and closed a section of the Transsiberian railway on Tuesday, local authorities said.
Firm says finds plane debris in Bay of Bengal: CNN
(Reuters) – A private company said it had found what it believes is wreckage of a plane in the Bay of Bengal that should be investigated as possible debris from the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370, CNN reported.
Mozambique extends registration deadline for election
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambique has extended voter registration for elections due in October by 10 days, after a request by the main opposition party, Renamo, the government said on Tuesday.
Seven dead after blasts at Siberia munition depot: statement
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Seven people died and four were missing on Tuesday after blasts at a munition depot in Eastern Siberia that also closed a section of the Transsiberian railway, local authorities said, citing preliminary data.
Merkel urges Germans to think of Ukraine and vote in EU ballot
BERLIN (Reuters) – Angela Merkel opened her conservatives’ European election campaign with an appeal to Germans to use their vote to keep Europe peaceful and strong, reminding them crisis-hit Ukraine will struggle to hold a free presidential election t…
