Legal limbo hampers probe into missing Malaysia jet
KUALA LUMPUR/NEW YORK/PARIS (Reuters) – Investigators trying to solve the disappearance without trace of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner face an extremely rare challenge that could hinder their efforts: they lack the powers of a formal air safety investig…
Indian Maoists kill 16 in attack on police
BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) – Maoist rebels ambushed police and killed 16 involved in a mine clearing operation in a remote part of eastern India region on Tuesday, police said, as the insurgents demonstrated their strength ahead of a general election…
Al Qaeda hijacks spirit of Syria revolt three years on
KILLIS, ON THE TURKISH-SYRIAN BORDER (Reuters) – Syrian refugees in this border outpost were delighted to hear their home town of Azaz had been liberated – not from Bashar al-Assad’s troops but from al Qaeda fighters who subjected them to a regime that…
Swedish journalist shot dead in central Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A gunman shot dead a Swedish journalist outside a restaurant in a brazen attack in one Kabul’s most heavily guarded districts on Tuesday, police and embassy sources said, underscoring growing insecurity threatening next month’s electi…
Exclusive: India to slash Iran oil imports to meet nuclear deal parameters – sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India has to cut its Iranian oil imports by nearly two-thirds from the first quarter after the United States asked it to hold the shipments at end-2013 levels, in keeping with the nuclear deal easing sanctions on Tehran, Indian go…
Israel says regrets killing of Jordanian judge
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel expressed its regret on Tuesday over the killing of a Jordanian judge, who was shot by Israeli soldiers at a border crossing, and promised Jordan to carry out a joint investigation into his death.
Militant Islamist website calls for attacks on France and Hollande: SITE
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A militant Islamist website has created a series of posters calling for attacks on France and for the assassination of President Francois Hollande in reprisal for the country’s policies in Mali and the Central African Republic, th…
Ugandans petition court over controversial anti-homosexuality law
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Ugandans opposed to a new anti-homosexuality law that punishes gay sex with long jail sentences have filed a constitutional petition alleging that the law violates fundamental rights.
Romania says NATO plane to start mission exercise today
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – A NATO E-3A AWACS plane will fly over Romanian airspace as part of a planned exercise on Tuesday, Romania’s defense ministry said.
Modi’s Indian election bandwagon rolling as he picks up allies
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Opposition challenger Narendra Modi’s hunt for allies to emerge from India’s April-May election with a coalition large enough to rule is gaining momentum, with regional politicians flocking to team up with his Hindu nationalist Bh…
