Analysis: Iran election hopefuls have no quick fix for economy
DUBAI (Reuters) – If there is an issue at the core of Iran’s presidential election next month, it is whether the next president can jump start the economy and ease the deep financial pressures facing the majority of Iranians.
Turkey’s Erdogan warns patience with protests will run out
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan warned protesters who have taken to the streets across Turkey demanding his resignation that his patience has its limits and compared the unrest with an army attempt six years ago to curb his po…
Tanks in Beirut as Syria protest leaves one dead
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese troops blocked streets in Beirut with tanks and barbed wire for several hours on Sunday after the killing of a protester outside the Iranian embassy raised factional tensions already inflamed by the war in Syria.
U.N. mediator sees breakthrough in Guinea election talks
CONAKRY (Reuters) – The Guinean government and opposition parties in the West African nation have made a breakthrough during talks on Sunday that could end a violent political impasse and pave the way for legislative elections, a United Nations envoy s…
Tens of thousands on streets, Turkish PM Erdogan defiant
ISTANBUL/ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan told flag-waving supporters on Sunday that his patience with mass anti-government protests had its limits, and moved to seize back the initiative by announcing counter-rallies next weeke…
The hard yards begin in Myanmar’s quest for foreign investment
NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – In a cramped auditorium in Myanmar’s capital, pro-democracy champion Aung San Suu Kyi had a message for the world’s business elite: her country is teeming with foreign investors scouting for opportunities in one of Asia’s…
Indonesian workers protest at consulate in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH (Reuters) – Indonesian workers frustrated by long waits to get exit visas from Saudi Arabia protested outside their Jeddah consulate on Sunday, setting fire to the building’s outer wall and briefly clashing with security forces, witnesses said.
Insight: Murder trial of Italian marines in India navigates murky waters
NEW DELHI/KANYAKUMARI (Reuters) – The thud of bullets smacking into his wooden fishing boat jolted captain John Freddy out of his afternoon nap. He saw one of his crew slumped dead over the helm and then, seconds later, another shot in the chest. The m…
Jordan hosts U.S. jets and missiles in drills in Syria’s shadow
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S. troops equipped with Patriot missiles and fighter jets began military exercises in Jordan that have drawn condemnation from Russia, which accuses the West of fanning the conflict in neighboring Syria.
Nigeria Islamists hide guns in coffin, kill 13: witnesses
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist insurgents who hid weapons inside a coffin have shot dead 13 people in an attack targeting informants in the northeastern city of Maiduguri, two witnesses said on Sunday.
