Punishment for Spain’s Rajoy in regional vote signals tough election year
MADRID (Reuters) – Voters in southern Spain dealt a blow to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s hopes of winning a second term this year on the strength of the country’s economic recovery, abandoning his center-right Popular Party for upstarts and the oppos…
Yemen foes square off as fears of war, Saudi-Iran rivalry grow
RIYADH/DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s top factions are squaring off for battle after months of skirmishes, turning respectively to neighboring Saudi Arabia and its regional rival Iran for help in what may become all-out war.
EU joins Arab states in seeking access for U.N. rights envoy to Gaza
GENEVA (Reuters) – The European Union (EU) joined Palestinian and Arab delegations on Monday in calling on Israel to allow a U.N. human rights investigator to visit Gaza, while the United States and Israel snubbed the debate.
Islamic State moves west to attack Syrian army in Homs: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters attacked a military airport in Syria’s Homs province on Monday as they pressed a westward offensive against government strongholds, a monitoring group said.
Brazil opposition party not seeking impeachment: Cardoso
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s biggest opposition party has no interest in impeaching President Dilma Rousseff despite recent street demonstrations calling for her ouster, former President Fernando Henrique Cardoso told Reuters.
Algeria temporarily evacuates Turkish workers after IS threat: sources
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian authorities temporarily evacuated nearly 100 Turkish construction workers from a roadway project east of Algiers as a precaution after a threat from militants affiliated with Islamic State, security sources said on Monday.
Election uncertainty, oil price kill construction in Nigeria
ABUJA (Reuters) – Political uncertainty over Nigeria’s election on Saturday and economic turmoil from low oil prices have delivered a double blow that has slashed revenues and triggered layoffs for businesses across Africa’s biggest economy.
UK’s Cameron: Alternatives to Iran nuclear deal ‘not attractive’
LONDON (Reuters) – The alternatives to striking a nuclear deal with Iran are not attractive, British Prime Minister David Cameron warned on Monday, while saying a pact with Tehran should not be reached at any price.
Nine-year-old girl in record release of South Sudan child soldiers
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A nine-year-old girl was among hundreds of child soldiers freed in South Sudan over the last three days, part of the largest ever release of child fighters in the world’s youngest nation, the United Nations said o…
Senegal court jails ex-president’s son for corruption
DAKAR (Reuters) – The son of Senegal’s former president Abdoulaye Wade was jailed for six years for corruption on Monday, dealing a blow to his hopes of running for office and deepening fault lines in the country’s political landscape.
