South Africa’s opposition calls for dissolution of parliament
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) on Wednesday called for South Africa’s parliament to be dissolved and a national election to be held, one day after its no-confidence motion in President Jacob Zuma was defeated.
China hints at holding of key summer conclave ahead of party congress
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s propaganda chief on Wednesday visited government workers holidaying at the resort of Beidaihe, state media said, in the first hint that an annual conclave there of senior leaders was happening before an autumn party congress…
Belgian minister blames Dutch for delays in egg safety scare
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgian officials waited a month for information from Dutch counterparts after finding traces of an insecticide in eggs, Belgium’s farm minister said on Wednesday, adding that the Netherlands had known about contamination since las…
Stop EU exit ‘catastrophe’, says UK Brexit minister’s ex-chief of staff
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union will be the country’s biggest calamity since World War Two, the former chief of staff to Brexit minister David Davis said on Wednesday, calling for a new political movement to oppose the divorce…
Amid standoff with U.S., North Korea releases jailed Canadian pastor
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea freed a Canadian pastor serving a life sentence there on humanitarian grounds, the official KCNA news agency said on Wednesday, just hours after the United States warned it would counter any threat from the North w…
Pakistan’s skydiving PM seen soothing military, energy fears
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Family links to Pakistan’s powerful military and a cabinet stint championing the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) will probably help new prime minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi navigate thorny relations with the army and curb rollin…
Lower Saxony should sell VW stake: Free Democrats
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s liberal Free Democrats (FDP) on Wednesday urged the state of Lower Saxony to sell its stake in Volkswagen , citing the risk of conflicts of interest weakening the region’s oversight of the scandal-hit carmaker.
Four policemen killed in attack in Egypt’s North Sinai: state newspaper
CAIRO (Reuters) – Four Egyptian policeman were killed on Wednesday when gunmen fired at a patrol car in the northern Sinai city of al-Arish, state newspaper Al-Ahram reported.
Indian opposition party’s top strategist clings on in election
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has failed in its bid to oust the opposition Congress party’s top strategist from the upper house of parliament, in a rare setback to its effort to secure national political supremacy.
Thousands attend events for ousted Pakistani prime minister Sharif
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Thousands of people attended a rally and procession in support of former Pakistani prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday as he embarks on a show of political power following a Supreme Court decision to disqualify him from offic…
