Guinea president vows to hold vote, street clashes erupt
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s President Alpha Conde said on Thursday he had no plans to postpone this weekend’s election, dismissing an opposition request, as supporters of rival parties clashed in the capital.
Yemeni president dismisses Houthi concessions as ‘maneuver’
DUBAI/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Yemen’s government dismissed as a “maneuver” on Thursday the Houthis’ acceptance of a U.N.-sponsored peace plan and demanded that the Iran-backed group hand back territory it has seized since last year.
U.N. proposes national unity government for Libya’s warring factions, obstacles remain
SKHIRAT, Morocco (Reuters) – The United Nations on Thursday proposed to a national unity government to Libya’s warring factions meant to end their conflict, but any deal must overcome resistance from hardliners and pass a vote in their rival parliament…
Pope Francis, anti-nuclear activists among Nobel Peace Prize contenders
OSLO (Reuters) – Pope Francis and a line-up of anti-nuclear campaigners headed lists of favorites to win the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize on the eve of Friday’s announcement.
U.N.’s Ban rejects calls to keep refugee chief amid crisis
UNITED NATIONS/GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has disregarded a request from a large number of member states to keep the U.N. high commissioner for refugees in his job for an extra year to cope with the worsening refugee crisis, …
Beirut protest turns violent, politicians postpone talks
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security forces fired tear gas and water canon to break up an anti-government protest in Beirut on Thursday, and the country’s fractious leaders postponed talks aimed at resolving a political crisis that is feeding public di…
EU gets tough on expelling migrants, talks to neighbors
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – European Union governments agreed on Thursday to step up deportations of illegal immigrants and discussed creating an EU border force among measures to cope with hundreds of thousands of refugees from Syria’s civil war.
In India, a test for Modi’s economic reforms and Hindu agenda
BANKA, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on the campaign trail in a state election that could define the rest of his term, promising jobs and development in one of the country’s most backward areas, while his right-wing party pus…
Myanmar official accuses China of meddling in rebel peace talks
YANGON (Reuters) – A top negotiator in Myanmar’s peace talks with ethnic rebels has accused neighboring China of derailing a nationwide ceasefire deal last week that would have brought Japan and Western nations in as observers to monitor an end to deca…
Armenia to vote on curbing president, boosting PM on December 6
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenia set Dec. 6 as the date for its referendum on constitutional changes that supporters say will strengthen democracy in the ex-Soviet state, but opponents warn will only help keep ruling party leaders in power.
