India's left quits coalition over nuke deal

NEW DELHI, July 8 – The communist parties that have provided the Indian government with a parliamentary majority for four years said on Tuesday they were withdrawing their support to protest a civilian nuclear deal with the United States. The communist parties had said they would withdraw if the government formally went ahead with the deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said on Monday that move would come... [read full story]