Afghan eyes Iran deal to boost trade to Europe, India
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan hopes an agreement with Iran to use one of its ports will help boost exports to Europe and India and reduce its dependence on neighboring Pakistan’s ports for trade.
Iran’s new president to return Zanganeh to oil ministry: source
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President-elect Hassan Rouhani is expected to return respected former oil minister Bijan Zanganeh to the post he held for eight years until hardline President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came to office in 2005, an Iranian industry sou…
Japan, China could hold summit soon: Japanese PM’s adviser
TATSUNO, Japan (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could soon hold a summit meeting with China’s president, Xi Jingping, an adviser to Abe said on Sunday, adding that he had met senior officials close to the Chinese leader on a secret visit …
Little sign of economic stress in North Korea’s well-swept capital
PYONGYANG (Reuters) – North Korea’s economy is believed to be virtually lifeless after decades of mismanagement, isolation and sanctions aimed at foiling its nuclear ambitions but its showcase capital, Pyongyang, shows no hint of calamity.
Liberals, smaller tribes win seats in Kuwait vote after boycott
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Liberals and candidates from some of Kuwait’s more marginalized tribes have won seats in a parliament which may prove more cooperative with the ruling family after opposition Islamists and populists boycotted the election.
Police clash with protesters in Tunisia’s Sidi Bouzid
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police fired teargas late on Saturday to disperse violent protests in the southern town of Sidi Bouzid, cradle of the country’s revolution and hometown of slain secular opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi, witnesses said.
Drone strike kills four militants in Yemen: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – Rockets fired from unmanned aircraft killed at least four suspected Islamist militants in southern Yemen late on Saturday, residents said.
Suicide bomber kills eight Kurdish security forces personnel in Iraq
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – A suicide bomber driving a car packed with explosives blew himself up near a Kurdish security forces patrol killing at least eight of them early on Sunday, police said.
Germany’s Schaeuble set to stay center stage in euro crisis
BERLIN (Reuters) – Two years ago, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble was on the point of giving up his role as iron fist in the euro zone debt crisis, but the 70-year-old champion of closer European integration now seems likely to remain on Eur…
Insight: The poison pill in India’s search for cheap food
MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Nearly a decade ago, the Indian government ruled out a ban on the production and use of monocrotophos, the highly toxic pesticide that killed 23 children this month in a village school providing free lunches under a governm…
