Libyan rival parliament to replace fuel, food subsidies with cash payments
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – One of Libya’s rival parliaments wants to replace subsidies for food and fuel with cash payments to citizens, to relieve some of the pressure on public finances hit hard by dwindling oil revenue, a senior lawmaker said on Monday.
Eyeing the next frontier, Miami law firms ramp up Cuba strategy
MIAMI (Reuters) – The Florida Bar is sending its first ever delegation of lawyers to Cuba this week to explore emerging new business opportunities as prospects heat up for closer political and commercial relations between the United States and the Comm…
Tanzania to pick new president, parliament on Oct. 25: officials
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanians will pick a new president and parliament on Oct. 25, officials said on Monday, in a national election likely to be dominated by the ruling party despite rising anger at poverty and corruption.
Rights groups slam Myanmar birth law as anti-Muslim
YANGON (Reuters) – A new law that forces some women in Myanmar to have children at least three years apart was on Monday criticized by rights groups who say it will be used to target the country’s minority Muslim population.
About 100 U.S., European jets join Arctic exercise near Russia
OSLO (Reuters) – About 100 fighter jets from the United States and eight European nations began an Arctic training exercise in the Nordic nations on Monday, a region worried by increased Russian military activity.
Ex-Israeli PM Olmert sentenced to more jail time for corruption
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Olmert was sentenced on Monday to eight months in jail for accepting illegal payments from a U.S. businessman, having previously been given a six-year term in a separate corruption case.
Indonesian minister fears government sabotage in contaminated rice scare
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s home minister called for a police investigation into the suspected contamination of rice with plastic, saying it may be an attempt at sabotaging the government, media reported on Monday.
Second poll shows Turkish ruling party may lose majority in election
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party is seen losing its parliamentary majority in a June 7 election and may have to form a coalition government, according to the results of a survey by pollster SONAR seen by Reuters on Monday.
U.N. urges Lebanon to pick president, end political vacuum
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A United Nations envoy urged Lebanon’s feuding political leaders to pick a new president, warning on Monday that the country’s year-long power vacuum had undermined its ability to deal with the impact of the Syrian crisis and a host …
Syrian air force targets captured Palmyra city – monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s air force carried out at least 15 strikes in and around the central city of Palmyra early on Monday, targeting buildings captured by Islamic State, a group monitoring the war said.
