U.S. marine accused of drunk driving after Japanese man dies in crash
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese man was killed in a truck collision involving a 21-year-old U.S. marine who was well over the legal alcohol limit for driving, police said of a case that was likely to stoke resentment over the U.S. military presence on the…
Zimbabwe’s ZANU-PF sets Mugabe impeachment ball rolling
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF will discuss the impeachment of President Robert Mugabe on Monday, its chief whip said, after a noon deadline expired for the 93-year-old to resign and bring the curtain down on nearly four decades in power….
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds Kenyatta’s presidential win
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote, paving the way for him to be sworn in next week.
Putin plan to rejuvenate Russian politics makes slow progress
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Poised to run for a fourth term, President Vladimir Putin has started clearing out the old Russian political elite and says he’s bringing in young people with “fire in their eyes.”
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe clings to power but resignation letter reported to be ready
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has agreed to stand down after 37 years in power, CNN reported on Monday, after he avoided any mention of resignation in a rambling national address on Sunday night.
Clamor for justice: Yugoslav court leaves global legacy
BELGRADE (Reuters) – When a court on the Dutch North Sea coast issues its final verdict this week, it will signal the end of an experiment that has reverberated around the world, from the killing fields of Rwanda to the CIA’s secret cells in Europe.
Soros says Hungarian government lying in attacks against him
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – U.S. financier George Soros on Monday denounced a Hungarian government campaign against him as “distortions and lies” designed to create a false external enemy.
Supreme Court upholds result of Kenya’s presidential vote
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday unanimously upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote, paving the way for him to be sworn in next week.
Kenya’s Supreme Court upholds repeat presidential vote
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s Supreme Court on Monday upheld the re-election of President Uhuru Kenyatta in last month’s repeat presidential vote.
Iraqi Federal Court rules Kurdish referendum unconstitutional
BAGHDAD/ERBIL (Reuters) – Iraq’s Supreme Federal Court ruled on Monday that the Sept. 25 Kurdish independence referendum was unconstitutional and the results void, a court spokesman said.
