Corruption scandals could foil Spanish PM Rajoy’s bid to retain power
MADRID (Reuters) – When Jose Luis Penas recorded fellow councillors allegedly taking bribes from businessmen a decade ago, it marked the start of a series of corruption scandals that have engulfed Spain’s ruling party and could thwart its chances of re…
Egypt migrant departures stir new concern in Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union fears Mediterranean migrant smuggling gangs are reviving a route from Egypt, officials told Reuters, putting thousands of people to sea in recent months as they face problems in Libya and Turkey.
China will set plan for raising retirement age next year: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China, whose state pension fund is under pressure to break even in coming years, will formalize a plan in 2017 to raise the official retirement age, China News Service reported on Sunday, citing a senior government researcher.
Record-breaking South Korea filibuster runs beyond 100 hours
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean opposition lawmakers seeking to block a government-backed “anti-terrorism” bill pushed their record-breaking filibuster into a sixth straight day of speeches in the parliamentary chamber on Sunday.
Poland’s ruling conservatives say files cast new shadow over Walesa
WARSAW (Reuters) – Newly-publicised documents have revived claims Lech Walesa, the giant of Poland’s struggle to overthrow communism, was a secret police informant in the 1970s – allegations still fuelling an old feud among post communist leaders.
Two former presidents of Mexico compare Trump to Hitler
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s political rhetoric is “racist,” and evocative of Adolf Hitler, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon told reporters at an event in Mexico City on Saturday.
Tanzanian ministers face sack if fail to sign anti-graft pledge
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President John Magufuli has threatened to sack cabinet ministers who do not declare their assets or fail to sign an integrity pledge on Saturday, part of his anti-corruption drive.
Algeria jails man suspected of links to Paris attacks ringleader
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian authorities have jailed a man with dual Algerian and Belgian citizenship for links with the ringleader of the Paris attacks, Abdelhamid Abaaoud, a court statement said on Saturday.
London mayor Boris Johnson urges UK cabinet to back Brexit, defying PM Cameron
LONDON (Reuters) – London Mayor Boris Johnson urged British government ministers to join the campaign to leave the European Union in a newspaper interview on Saturday, again defying Prime Minister and fellow Conservative David Cameron.
African Union to send monitors to Burundi: South African president
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The African Union will send 100 human rights monitors and 100 military monitors to Burundi, South Africa’s president said on Saturday after a trip to the tiny nation that is facing its worst crisis since a civil war ended a decade a…
