India summons Pakistan envoy to lodge protest over killings
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India summoned Pakistan’s deputy envoy to New Delhi on Tuesday and lodged a protest over the killing of five soldiers on the disputed Kashmir border, a government source said.
Insurer offers one million euros for Cannes jewel heist clues
PARIS (Reuters) – A Lloyd’s of London insurer is offering up to 1 million euros ($1.3 million) in exchange for clues that could recover jewels worth an estimated $136 million seized in a heist in the French Riviera resort of Cannes last month.
Police evacuate area of Copenhagen over suspect car
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Danish police evacuated an area of central Copenhagen on Tuesday following the discovery of a parked car with wires attached to it, local television reported.
India summons Pakistan envoy to lodge protest over killings
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India summoned Pakistan’s deputy envoy to New Delhi on Tuesday and lodged a protest over the killing of five soldiers on the disputed Kashmir border, a government source said.
Japan PM’s China overture at risk if cabinet minister visits shrine
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s efforts to improve strained ties with China by staying away from a Tokyo shrine to war dead could be thwarted if cabinet members and a ruling party executive pay their respects there next week.
Taliban reject Afghan elections, vow to fight until troops leave
KABUL (Reuters) – The Afghan Taliban will not take part in next year’s presidential elections and will wage war until foreign troops leave the country, the group’s elusive leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, said in a message released on Tuesday.
Indictment of Pakistan’s Musharraf adjourned over security fear
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (Reuters) – A court in Pakistan delayed the indictment of former leader Pervez Musharraf on Tuesday because it was too dangerous for him to attend the proceedings due to threats to his life.
Marginalized poor on Tunis outskirts cling to embattled government
ETTADAMEN, TUNIS (Reuters) – Faisal the repairman doesn’t have time for the anti-government protests shaking the capital 10 kilometers away. Just as before Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, his main preoccupation is keeping food on the table.
Norway’s opposition lead shrinks before election: poll
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s ruling Labor Party and its allies are closing in on the center-right opposition, an opinion poll showed on Tuesday, suggesting a close race in next month’s parliamentary election with small parties the kingmakers.
Pakistan denies firing on Indian troops on Kashmir border
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistani security officials denied any involvement on Tuesday in the deaths of Indian soldiers on the disputed and heavily militarized border in Kashmir.
