Azeri leader Aliyev to affirm rule in poll, critics say vote unfair
BAKU (Reuters) – Azeri President Ilham Aliyev, helped by an oil-fueled economic boom, will maintain his tight hold on power with victory this weekend for his political party in polls opponents are boycotting and international rights groups say will not…
PM Orban’s aide rejects U.S. criticism as ‘downright irritating’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s chief of staff on Thursday rejected criticism of the Hungarian government by the U.S. ambassador to Budapest, saying her remarks amounted to interference in Hungary’s affairs.
Moldova faces turmoil after government falls over $1 billion fraud
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s parliament must form a new government after it backed a motion of no-confidence in the ruling pro-European coalition on Thursday, increasing political turmoil following the fraudulent disappearance of $1 billion from the …
Turkish election to shape EU ties amid migration, Syria fears
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey’s election on Sunday could mark a turning point in relations with the European Union, either bolstering President Tayyip Erdogan’s bid to accumulate more power or putting a check on a leader many in Europe accuse of creeping…
After Russian strikes, Syria’s newly displaced scramble for shelter
BEIRUT (Reuters) – As his family crammed alongside strangers into a small, exposed makeshift tent in Syria near the border with Turkey, Mohammed Musa slept outside in the mud through the first heavy rainfalls of autumn.
Greece searches for 34 migrants off Lesbos, five children drown
ATHENS (Reuters) – An extensive search was underway off a Greek island on Thursday for at least 34 people missing after their boat sank, in one of the largest maritime disasters since a massive refugee influx began this year.
Members of Iraq’s ruling coalition threaten to withdraw support for Abadi’s reforms
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – More than 60 members of Iraq’s ruling coalition will seek to withdraw parliamentary support for Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s reforms if he does not respond within 72 hours to their demands for wider consultation, parliamentarian…
Tanzania ruling party candidate declared presidential vote winner
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s ruling party candidate, John Magufuli, won the presidential election, the National Electoral Commission announced on Thursday, after the opposition challenged the tallying process and demanded a recount.
Syrian opposition, rebels not invited to Vienna talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s main political opposition body and representatives of the armed opposition have not been invited to international talks on the country’s war, an opposition politician and a rebel leader said.
Four people lynched in Central African Republic’s capital: sources
BANGUI (Reuters) – Four people were killed by mobs in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Thursday, witnesses said, in escalating religious violence that could threaten a December election.
