Quebec’s Duceppe leaves helm of separatist party after Canada election
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Gilles Duceppe, a longstanding advocate for Quebec independence, resigned on Thursday as leader of the separatist Bloc Quebecois party, telling journalists he would have liked to have won more seats in Canada’s general election.
Guatemalan comedian seen clinching presidency in run-off vote
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – A Guatemalan comedian who has tapped into public anger over government corruption looks set to clinch the presidency on Sunday in a run-off against a former first lady struggling to distance herself from a discredited politic…
Sweden struggles to cope with migrant tide; Orban warns of threat
STOCKHOLM/LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Sweden said on Thursday it expected up to 190,000 migrants this year, putting unprecedented strain on a country famous for welcoming refugees but planning to house many in tents this winter.
Heavy fighting breaks out in Yemen’s Taiz city, ICRC says situation ‘dire’
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 20 Houthi militia fighters were killed in heavy clashes in Yemen’s third-largest city Taiz on Thursday, a day after they pounded it with rockets, forces loyal to the government said.
South Africa’s Zuma to meet students on Friday after protests over fees
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – South African President Jacob Zuma will meet student leaders and university authorities on Friday to discuss planned hikes in tuition fees that have provoked a week of sometimes violent protests nationwide.
Portugal’s president to address nation, seen naming new PM
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s president will address the nation on Thursday evening, when he is expected to name caretaker prime minister Pedro Passos Coelho to form a new government.
Bombing at mosque in Pakistan kills 10 on eve of Shi’ite holy day
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – A suicide bombing at a Shi’ite Muslim mosque killed at least 10 people in the Pakistani province of Baluchistan on Thursday, officials said, raising fears of more sectarian attacks during the upcoming Shi’ite holiday of Ash…
Boko Haram militants kill eight villagers in Cameroon: government
DOUALA (Reuters) – Eight villagers in Cameroon’s Far North region were killed in a raid by Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram that was followed by a gunbattle between militants and security forces, a government official said on Thursday.
OSCE warns of implications for media pluralism in Georgia
TBILISI (Reuters) – The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) voiced concern on Thursday over an ownership dispute involving Georgia’s biggest independent TV company, Rustavi 2, and said it could harm media freedom.
U.N. council will examine details of Iran’s missile test: Russia
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Russia’s U.N. envoy on Thursday said the United Nations Security Council will examine the technical details of a ballistic missile test by Iran, which the United States and its European allies have said violated U.N. sanction…
