Mexico leftists exit pact, raising hope for deeper energy reform
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s main leftist party said on Thursday it had pulled out of a cross-party pact on economic reform, raising hopes that the government will agree to a more far-reaching plan to attract private investment for the oil industry…
More than 40 killed in depot blast in Libya, more clashes in east
TRIPOLI/BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – More than 40 people were killed on Thursday in an explosion at an army depot in southern Libya after locals had tried to steal ammunition and four soldiers died in other violence in the restive east, officials said.
Britain, Argentina in fresh row over drilling in Falklands: media
(Reuters) – Argentina triggered a fresh diplomatic row with Britain on Thursday over the disputed Falkland Islands after the country’s Congress passed a law that establishes criminal sanctions for the “illegal exploration” of hydrocarbons in the Argent…
Malian army and protesters clash in northern rebel stronghold
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Malian soldiers clashed with stone-throwing protesters who blocked a visit by the prime minister to the northern rebel stronghold of Kidal on Thursday.
Central African Republic needs many more peacekeepers: E.U.
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Central African Republic needs up to four times more peacekeepers than are now deployed to quell a worsening sectarian conflict and provide security for aid workers, the European Union’s top humanitarian official said.
With a midnight meeting, delicate new balance emerges in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Just after midnight in early October, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and a coterie of his closest advisers met at his palatial Lahore home and made his toughest decision since coming to power – picking the new army chief.
Iran shakes up foundation controlled by Ayatollah’s business empire
LONDON (Reuters) – A multi-billion dollar organization controlled by Iran’s supreme leader shook up the management of its charity division, appointing as its new chief a man involved in the confiscation of thousands of properties from Iranian citizens….
Retailer fires Latvia chairman for comments on roof collapse
RIGA (Reuters) – Lithuanian retail chain Maxima Group fired the chairman of its Latvian operations on Thursday after he stirred a furor by saying he felt no real sense of responsibility for a supermarket roof collapse in Riga that killed 54 people.
In the Gandhi political bastion, India’s rural poor eye Modi’s promise
SHIVGARH, India (Reuters) – If Sonia Gandhi and her Congress party need evidence that their policies of subsidies and safety nets for India’s poor may no longer be enough to keep their support, they need look no further than her own constituency of Rai…
China military sends air patrols through new defense zone: Xinhua
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China’s military sent several fighter jets and an early warning aircraft on patrol into disputed air space over the East China Sea on Thursday, the Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported, quoting a spokesman for the People’s L…
