Seven car bombs across Baghdad kill at least 13
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Seven car bombs exploded across Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 13 people in apparently coordinated attacks that targeted mainly Shi’ite Muslim districts, security sources said.
India delays Rafale deal after exhausting capital budget
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s military has postponed until the next financial year a plan to buy 126 fighter planes from France’s Dassault Aviation, the defense minister said on Thursday.
London tube strike causes second day of travel chaos
LONDON (Reuters) – Millions of commuters faced a second day of travel chaos on Thursday due to a 48-hour strike by London Underground workers angry over ticket office closures and job cuts, with no sign of an end to the standoff between unions and rail…
Sacyr still fighting for Panama Canal expansion: sources
MADRID (Reuters) – A consortium led by Spanish builder Sacyr is still in contact with the Panama Canal Authority with the aim of restarting talks over a deal to expand the canal, two sources said on Thursday.
Thai polling chiefs, seeking to fix broken vote, meet and adjourn
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai election officials struggled on Thursday to shore up a chaotic weekend ballot disrupted by anti-government protesters who blocked polling stations and stopping people voting in nearly a quarter of the country.
Turkey tightens Internet controls as government battles graft scandal
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament has approved internet controls enabling web pages to be blocked within hours in what the opposition decried as part of a government bid to stifle a corruption scandal with methods more suitable to “times of coups”…
North Korea says B-52 run imperils family reunions
SEOUL (Reuters) – A nuclear-capable U.S. B-52 bomber sortie over South Korea has endangered plans for reunions between families from the North and South of the country and risks triggering a further escalation of military tension, North Korea said on T…
France likely to extend mission in Central African Republic: minister
PARIS (Reuters) – French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Thursday the United Nations would probably have to renew a French mandate for French troops to restore order in Central African Republic when it expires in May.
Iran says may modify Arak reactor to allay nuclear concerns: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran is prepared to modify its planned Arak heavy water reactor to help allay Western concerns, its nuclear energy chief said in published remarks that could be the first such suggestion by a senior Iranian official.
Afghanistan’s election watchdog plagued by delays, funding woes
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s election watchdog may not be ready in time for a presidential vote in April because of funding and staffing problems, a setback that could undermine a ballot already threatened by a repeat of the widespread fraud seen in…
