PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A woman suicide bomber blew herself up near a military checkpost in the northwestern Pakistani city of Peshawar on Tuesday in the first suicide attack by a woman in the country, police said.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin’s supporters will enjoy complete control over Russia’s next parliament, a tally from Sunday’s election showed, giving him a solid power base after he leaves the Kremlin.

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin will keep his official country residence when his term ends next year, exploiting a traditional perk for outgoing heads of state, the Kremlin’s chief property manager said.