African Union chief Dlamini-Zuma to step down in July, linked to ANC leadership
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – African Union Commission head Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who is tipped to take over the leadership of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress, will step down at the end of her four-year term in July, her spokesman said on W…
Two polls give Britain’s ‘In’ campaign a slender lead ahead of EU referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain staying in the European Union has fallen slightly but still maintains the narrowest of leads over those wanting to leave the 28-member bloc, according to two opinion polls on Wednesday.
Hague prosecutor to appeal acquittal of Serbia’s Seselj
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Prosecutors at the Yugoslavia crimes tribunal in The Hague said on Wednesday they would appeal last week’s acquittal of nationalist politician Vojislav Seselj, whose Serbian Radical party is likely to return to parliament later thi…
British ‘In’ campaign leads by one point ahead of EU vote: YouGov poll
LONDON (Reuters) – Support for Britain to stay in the European Union stood at 39 percent, one point ahead of support for leaving the 28-member bloc, a YouGov opinion poll showed on Wednesday ahead of the country’s June referendum on EU membership.
Iran to send team to Gulf rival Saudi Arabia to discuss haj pilgrimage
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran plans to send a delegation to Saudi Arabia to discuss new arrangements for the haj pilgrimage to Mecca, Iran’s Tasnim news agency said on Wednesday, the first official visit by either side since ties were severed in January.
U.S., allies stage 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria, Iraq: statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 23 strikes against Islamic State in Syria and Iraq on Tuesday, the coalition leading the operations said.
Arab-Jewish segregation comments spark furor in Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A far-right Israeli politician has been admonished by his party and roundly condemned by commentators after suggesting Jewish and Arab women should be separated in maternity wards in apartheid-style segregation.
South Africa’s Zuma defeats impeachment vote
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South Africa’s scandal-plagued President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived an impeachment vote in parliament launched after the constitutional court ruled he had ignored an order to repay state funds spent on his private home.
Italian government calls confidence vote over decree to bolster banks
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government on Wednesday called a confidence vote over a decree that aims to provide state guarantees to banks seeking to sell bad loans and create a holding company for small credit cooperatives.
U.S., Iran keep Iraqi PM in place as he challenges ruling elite
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United States and Iran have formed an unlikely tacit alliance behind Iraq’s prime minister as he challenges the ruling elite with plans for a non-political cabinet to fight corruption undermining the OPEC nation’s economic and p…
