Ex-soccer star ‘King George’ Weah wins Liberia’s presidency
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Former soccer star George Weah has won Liberia’s presidential run-off election and will succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country’s first democratic transition in over 70 years.
Brazil’s top court suspends parts of President Temer’s Christmas pardons
BRASILIA (Reuters) – The head of Brazil’s Supreme Court suspended parts of a Christmas decree from President Michel Temer granting pardons to convicted criminals on Thursday, saying Temer’s actions needed further examination by the court.
Italy to vote on March 4, with hung parliament feared
ROME (Reuters) – Italy will vote on March 4 in an election expected to produce a hung parliament, instability and possible market turbulence in the euro zone’s third largest economy.
Angered by pardon for Fujimori, Peruvians plan more protests
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvians enraged over President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s pardon for authoritarian leader Alberto Fujimori were expected to march on Thursday in the biggest protests yet against the two men since the Christmas Eve measure was announced….
Soccer star George Weah wins Liberian presidential election
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Former soccer star George Weah has defeated Vice President Joseph Boakai to win Liberia’s presidential run-off election and succeed incumbent Ellen Johnson Sirleaf next month, the country’s first democratic transition in over 70 ye…
Egyptian officer, five soldiers killed in explosion in Sinai, army says
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian officer and five soldiers were killed by a blast that hit their vehicle while they carried out a raid on a militant post in North Sinai on Thursday, the army said in a statement.
Trump ‘disappointed’ China allowing oil into North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was “very disappointed that China is allowing oil to go into North Korea” and that such moves would prevent “a friendly solution” to the crisis over Pyongyang’s nuclear program.
Brazil’s top prosecutor challenges President Temer’s Christmas pardons
(Reuters) – Brazil’s top prosecutor has launched a legal challenge against pardons granted by President Michel Temer just before Christmas, saying they are unconstitutional and threaten a probe into the country’s largest-ever corruption scandal.
Two Saudi princes released from detention in anti-corruption probe: source
DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – Two sons of Saudi Arabia’s late King Abdullah have been released from detention at Riyadh’s Ritz-Carlton hotel, days after nearly two dozen other detainees in the kingdom’s two-month-old anti-corruption campaign were also freed…
U.S., Turkey mutually lift visa restrictions, ending months-long row
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States and Turkey lifted all visa restrictions on Thursday after Washington said Ankara had kept to assurances no further U.S. mission staff would be targeted for performing official duties, following detention of two ea…
