Twitter account associated with Iran’s leader criticizes France
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Twitter account Iran experts believe is run by the office of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated criticism of France on Sunday after Paris expressed reservations about a proposed deal to end a dispute over Tehran’s nucl…
South African platinum miners stage sit-in at Northam’s Dechaba
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – About 2,000 South African mineworkers staged an underground sit-in at Northam Platinum’s Dechaba mine, saying they will not leave until a fired union leader is reinstated.
India PM to skip Sri Lanka summit amid war crimes row
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will skip a meeting of Commonwealth leaders in Sri Lanka this week marred by long-running accusations that Colombo has failed to resolve the issue of war crimes against minority Tamils.
Thailand braces for any backlash over world court’s temple ruling
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Hundreds of villagers along Thailand’s border with Cambodia have fled their homes and built bunkers ahead of a world court ruling on a turf dispute that could set off a military confrontation and inflame political tension in Bangkok…
Iran’s Rouhani says nuclear rights are ‘red lines’: media
DUBAI (Reuters) – President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday Iran would not give up what it sees as its right to enrich uranium in nuclear negotiations and said the Islamic Republic would not bow to “threats” from anyone, Iranian media reported.
Air strikes kill five al-Qaeda suspects in southern Yemen
SANAA (Reuters) – Five suspected al Qaeda fighters have been killed by two air strikes in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan, the country’s interior ministry said on Friday.
India’s Congress party goes into election warm-up on the backfoot
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Trailing in opinion polls and stunned by the rise of opposition leader Narendra Modi, India’s ruling Congress party is limping into a clutch of state elections, underlining the struggle it may face to retain power when the nation …
Maldives’ democratic process breaks down again amid bickering
MALE (Reuters) – The Maldives’ top court delayed holding the second round of the country’s presidential poll yet again on Sunday, prolonging a political crisis that has sparked international criticism over the Indian Ocean state’s repeated failure to h…
Saudi police clash with foreign workers after visa raids
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabian police clashed with foreign workers in a poor district of Riyadh on Saturday, nearly a week into a visa crackdown in which thousands have been detained and one man killed by police.
Maduro government ‘occupies’ Venezuela electronics chain
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s socialist government “occupied” a chain of electronics stores on Saturday in a high-profile crackdown on what it views as price-gouging hobbling the country’s economy.
