Analysis-Pope’s friends, observers try to make sense of homophobic PR disaster
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Francis is a pope of many firsts: the first to use that name, the first from…
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BJP seeks allies after election upset
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party was in talks with key allies to form a government, after failing to secure an…
A year after Greece migrant boat tragedy, answers and justice still out of reach
ATHENS/BEIRUT (Reuters) - Egyptian electrician Mahmoud Shalabi was the only person from his hometown to survive when a fishing trawler…
Modi’s allies want funds, cabinet jobs as India coalition talks begin
NEW DELHI/HYDERABAD (Reuters) -Regional parties in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's alliance demanded on Thursday more funds for their states…
Dutch nationalist Wilders eyes win as Netherlands kicks off EU voting
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - Dutch nationalist Geert Wilders looked set for new electoral gains on Thursday as the Netherlands kicks off…
Vietnam tycoon on death row for massive fraud illegally moved money overseas, police say
HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam real estate tycoon Truong My Lan, sentenced to death in the country's largest-ever financial fraud case,…
Three kingmakers who will determine Modi’s future
NEW DELHI: After falling short of a majority in India’s election, Narendra Modi’s future is now in the hands of…
80 years on, Britain promises to ‘always remember’ D-Day
PORTSMOUTH/SAINT-LO (Reuters) -Britain paid tribute on Wednesday to those who took part in D-Day, promising to "always remember" the sacrifices…
Hong Kong experiences a ‘much warmer’ spring
HONG KONG: Hong Kong experienced a much warmer spring with well-above-normal temperatures in March and April, the Hong Kong Observatory…