Pakistan rejects ‘baseless’ accusations over India border deaths
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan rejected allegations of its involvement in Tuesday’s attack on Indian soldiers as “baseless and unfounded”, saying it was committed to its ceasefire promises and wanted to resume peace talks with India soon.
Gunmen kill 13 Pakistanis heading home for Muslim holiday of Eid
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Separatist insurgents in Pakistan executed 13 bus passengers heading home to celebrate a Muslim holiday, authorities said on Tuesday, in what they described as ethnically motivated killings.
Australia PM Rudd criticises Rupert Murdoch role in election race
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has waded into Australia’s election race, calling a key ruling party platform unaffordable and drawing accusations from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that he was trying to oust his struggling governmen…
Yemen drone strike kills four suspected al Qaeda militants: tribal leaders
SANAA (Reuters) – At least four suspected al Qaeda members were killed in a drone strike in central Yemen, local tribal leaders said on Tuesday, following a U.S. warning of a possible major militant attack in the region.
Britain withdraws all staff from Yemen embassy
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Tuesday it had withdrawn all staff from its embassy in Sanaa, Yemen’s capital, and extended the closure of the mission until further notice.
Eyeing China, Philippines gains U.S. ship in military upgrade
SUBIC BAY, Philippines (Reuters) – The Philippines took possession of a former U.S. Coast Guard ship on Tuesday, part of its biggest military upgrade in decades, as a stronger economy allows it to raise spending to counter China’s growing assertiveness…
Russia’s Khodorkovsky has jail term trimmed, attacks courts
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Supreme Court cut former oil tycoon Mikhail Khodorkovsky’s jail sentence by two months on Tuesday, allowing one of President Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics to walk free in August 2014 after more than a decade behind bars.
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.
