Ukraine’s Yatseniuk sees himself staying on as prime minister
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Arseny Yatseniuk said on Wednesday he expected to stay on as prime minister at the head of a new pro-Europe, reformist government as his party hung on to a slight lead in last Sunday’s election with the vote count nearly comp…
Zambia’s Scott becomes Africa’s first white leader in 20 years
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s Guy Scott became Africa’s first white head of state in 20 years on Wednesday after the president, “King Cobra” Michael Sata, died in a London hospital aged 77.
Thousands protest in Burkina for second day, U.S. joins outcry
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Thousands of protesters marched through Burkina Faso’s capital for a second day on Wednesday to denounce President Blaise Compaore’s plan to seek re-election, with Washington joining the outcry against his political maneuvering….
Poll shows more Swedes in favor of NATO for first time
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – More Swedes favor joining NATO than oppose it for the first time, a major poll showed on Tuesday, signaling changing sentiments after the Nordic state mobilized troops, helicopters and ships to hunt a suspected Russian submarine i…
Canadian lawmakers strike defiant tone in return to Parliament
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian lawmakers struck a defiant tone on Wednesday as they held their first caucuses since a gunman charged into the Parliament building after shooting dead a soldier in an attack that raised questions about the nation’s low-key a…
Islamists attack northeast Nigerian town, several killed: witnesses
YOLA Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist Boko Haram insurgents stormed the northeast Nigerian town of Mubi on Wednesday, killing several people, burning houses and triggering a gunbattle with security forces, witnesses said.
Libyan PM says ready for talks with parallel government rivals
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Libya’s internationally-recognized Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni said on Wednesday he was ready for peace talks with rivals controlling the capital Tripoli and questioning his legitimacy if all sides made concessions.
More than 100 believed killed in Sri Lanka landslide: minister
COLOMBO (Reuters) – A landslide in hilly south-central Sri Lanka is believed to have killed more than 100 people on Wednesday as it buried scores of houses, a government minister said, and the toll is likely to rise.
Fifty-one countries sign OECD pact to tackle tax cheats
BERLIN (Reuters) – Finance ministers and tax chiefs from 51 countries signed an agreement on Wednesday to automatically swap tax information, which Germany’s finance minister said heralded the end of tax evasion via secret bank accounts.
Egypt clears Gaza border area to create security buffer
ISMALIA Egypt (Reuters) – Egypt began clearing residents from its border with the Gaza Strip on Wednesday to create a buffer zone following some of the worst anti-state violence since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown last year.
