‘Capitalism sucks!’ South Africa’s radical left tells stock exchange
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Thousands of South Africa’s Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) protested outside the Johannesburg stock exchange on Tuesday in pursuit of working class votes for the radical leftist party ahead of municipal elections next year.
Exclusive: Fearing more jailbreaks, Afghanistan rushed inmates out of Helmand
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan authorities rushed 150 “dangerous” inmates from a prison in the restive southern province of Helmand to the capital Kabul at the weekend, officials said, part of a drive to secure prisons after Taliban militants orchestrated tw…
Six hostages killed in Central African Republic by rival groups
BANGUI (Reuters) – Three hostages seized in Central African Republic this week were killed and three more seized later by another group were killed as well, apparently in retaliation, a government spokesman said on Tuesday.
Portugal president accepts new minority government amid uncertainty
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s president accepted on Tuesday the line-up of a new minority government that will be sworn in on Friday, starting the countdown on persuading the opposition-dominated parliament to accept its program or face the collapse of…
‘No’ shapes Greek history, even when it’s not the last word
ATHENS (Reuters) – They defied a vast Persian army in 480 BC, rejected Italy’s ultimatum during World War Two and told Europe to take a hike when presented with an unpalatable bailout deal in July, risking Greece’s place in the euro zone.
Swiss campaigners push for vote to overturn immigration referendum
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss campaigners said on Tuesday they had gathered enough signatures to force a referendum that aims to overturn a 2014 vote in favor of quotas on immigration from the European Union.
Sympathizing with Islamists is not a crime, German court rules
KARLSRUHE, Germany (Reuters) – German prosecutors failed to get a tougher sentence for a woman who married a jihadist and took her young daughters to Syria, the Federal Court of Justice said on Tuesday in a landmark ruling that could affect future tria…
Bombs kill four in Iraq, mortars target police training center: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – At least four people were killed by bomb blasts in Iraq on Tuesday and mortars targeted a police training facility, security and medical sources said, wounding two officers.
Taliban encourage Afghan quake relief as toll rises past 300
KABUL/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Taliban encouraged aid groups to help victims of the massive earthquake in northern Afghanistan and Pakistan as rescuers struggled to form a clear picture of the damage caused by the disaster as the death toll passed 300…
For Arab Israeli daredevil, Syria’s civil war only a hop away
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – With a propeller on his back and suspended from a parachute, a 23-year-old Arab Israeli may have blindsided Israeli surveillance by sheer audacity when he buzzed across the fortified northern frontier into Syria at the weekend.
