Guatemala’s next leader eyes GPS tags on teachers, phones for kids
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Basking in the glory of a landslide in Guatemala’s presidential election, a former comedian with no government experience has some unorthodox policy plans: he will tag teachers with GPS trackers to ensure attendance and give …
Tanzanian opposition party challenges vote count, cites rigging
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s main opposition party said on Tuesday it did not recognize results announced so far from a weekend presidential and parliamentary election due to “widespread rigging”, after a broadly peaceful vote that the ruling p…
Yemeni MSF hospital bombed, Saudi-led coalition denies responsibility
DUBAI (Reuters) – A hospital in north Yemen run by the medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) was destroyed late on Monday by a missile strike, MSF said, but the Saudi-led coalition denied that its planes had hit the hospital.
Congo votes by landslide to allow third presidential term
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Voters in Congo Republic have overwhelmingly backed a change in the constitution that will allow President Denis Sassou Nguesso to run for a third consecutive term, the results of a referendum showed on Tuesday.
Russia says case against convicted arms dealer Bout fabricated by U.S.
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Tuesday that it believed the case against convicted Russian arms trafficker Viktor Bout, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence in the United States, had been fabricated by U.S. special services.
Israel sentences Islamic leader to jail for incitement
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – An Arab Israeli Muslim leader, seen by Israel as a powerful voice stoking Palestinian anger over a Jerusalem holy site, was ordered jailed for 11 months on Tuesday for comments he made in 2007.
Poland’s Eurosceptics win outright majority in parliament
WARSAW (Reuters) – The Eurosceptic Law and Justice party (PiS) has become the first party to win an outright majority in the Polish parliament since the fall of communism in 1989, official results showed on Tuesday.
Austria plans ‘technical barriers’ on Slovenian border in migrant crisis
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria will build “technical barriers” on its border with Slovenia to help control the flow of thousands of migrants crossing daily into Austrian territory, its interior minister said on Tuesday.
Slovenia expects German police help with migrants from Wednesday
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – The first five border guards – all German – of 400 promised to Slovenia by fellow EU countries are expected to arrive on Wednesday to help channel a huge flow of migrants through the tiny Alpine state, its government said.
Maldives minister dismisses rumors of dissent in government
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Maldivian foreign minister dismissed rumors on Tuesday that dissident politicians were trying to unseat the government and said President Abdulla Yameen was in control and enjoyed broad support from his party and allies.
