Tunisia’s old regime hopes makeover can win it the election
TUNIS (Reuters) – In the corner of his office, Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi keeps a bust of Habib Bourguiba, who led the country in 1957 after its independence from France. It is a symbol, he says, of the kind of statesman Tunisia …
Vietnam rescues trapped workers after four-day ordeal
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnamese rescuers including hundreds of troops and miners on Friday freed 12 workers trapped for nearly four days after a tunnel collapsed during construction of a hydropower plant.
Ten years on, tsunami survivors in Indonesia hope to move on
BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (Reuters) – A decade after a 10-metre (32-foot) tsunami washed away two of her three children, her home and business, Salawati is finally getting her life back on track in Indonesia’s western-most Banda Aceh province.
Pakistan’s most hated man: volleyball player, child killer
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – The most hated man in Pakistan is a 36-year-old father of three and volleyball enthusiast nicknamed “Slim”.
Most Catalans would vote to stay in Spain: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – A majority of people in Catalonia would vote to stay part of Spain, a poll by the regional government showed on Friday, the first in years to show a majority against independence.
Pakistani military says it kills 32 militants in ambush
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The Pakistani army said it has killed 59 militants in clashes in the northwest, including 32 in an ambush in a remote valley near the Afghan border, in intensified fighting since this week’s Taliban massacre of children a…
Russian court extends house arrest for Kremlin critic Navalny
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Friday extended a term of house arrest for Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on trial for stealing more than 30 million rubles (£317,743), charges he dismisses as part of a campaign by President Vladimir Putin to stifle dissent.
Japanese activist challenges secrets law with whistleblower tool
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Japanese Internet activist and academic is challenging a new state secrets law by setting up a website aimed at making it easier for government officials to leak sensitive information to the media without getting caught.
Kenya’s Kenyatta signs security law despite protests
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Friday he had signed into law anti-terrorism measures approved by parliament despite vocal protests by some opposition lawmakers who cited a threat to civil liberties and free speech.
Russia’s Lavrov criticizes Ukraine statement on neutral status
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov criticized on Friday a statement by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on ending Ukraine’s neutral status as confrontational rhetoric favored by what Russia calls Kiev’s ‘party of war’.
