Macedonia sets Sept. 30 as date for referendum on name deal with Greece
The Macedonian parliament on Monday set Sept. 30 as the date for a referendum on the country’s NATO and EU membership bids and on its agreement with Greece on the country’s name.
Armed attacks disrupted vote in a fifth of Malian polling stations
Attacks by gunmen or other violence disrupted around a fifth of Mali’s polling stations during Sunday’s presidential election, with about three percent unable to function at all, the Ministry of Territorial Administration said on Monday.
EU observers offer mixed picture of first Zimbabwe vote since Mugabe’s fall
Zimbabwe held its first election on Monday since former president Robert Mugabe was ousted in a de facto coup and European Union observers said the vote was “very smooth” in some places and “totally disorganized” in others.
Vietnam jails fugitive tycoon for nine years after one-day trial
A Hanoi court sentenced a fugitive Vietnamese tycoon to nine years in prison on Monday for deliberate disclosure of state secrets following a one-day trial, the government said.
Italian far right’s Salvini under fire after black athlete hurt in attack
Opposition politicians accused far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini on Monday of creating a climate of hate in Italy following a spate of racist attacks that have coincided with his anti-immigration drive.
U.S. condemns Nicaragua violence, human rights abuses: statement
The United States condemned on Monday a violent crackdown on street protesters by Nicaraguan forces and said it was revoking visas of officials connected to the violence.
Zimbabwe election in some cases ‘totally disorganized’: EU
Zimbabwe’s election, the first since the removal of Robert Mugabe in a de facto coup last year, has in some cases been “very smooth”, in others “totally disorganized”, the European Union chief observer said on Monday, with voting still under way.
U.S. pastor appeals for release, lifting of travel ban: lawyer
A Christian American pastor standing trial in Turkey on terrorism charges has appealed to a Turkish court to release him from house arrest and lift his travel ban, his lawyer told Reuters on Monday.
Legal rulings not needed to remove life-support, London court says
The doctors and families of patients in a permanent vegetative state will no longer need legal permission to end their treatment, London’s Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
Somalia, Eritrea to establish diplomatic ties, open embassies
Eritrea and Somalia plan to establish diplomatic relations, their presidents said on Monday, the latest sign of thawing relations across the Horn of Africa following Eritrea’s rapprochement with Ethiopia.
