Series of blasts strike Fatah targets in Gaza: officials
GAZA (Reuters) – A series of small explosions targeted the homes and vehicles of officials from President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip on Friday, members of the party and witnesses said, causing minor damage but no injuries.
Singapore PM wins defamation case against blogger
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong won a High Court defamation case against a blogger on Friday, the first time the city-state’s leader has sued an online critic.
UK’s opposition Labour party tells lawmakers to unite after plot whispers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour party must “pull together” after reports of a plot against leader Ed Miliband, or risk its chances in the national election next year, the party’s campaign coordinator has warned.
Romania’s PM Ponta to secure presidency: opinion poll
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s leftist Prime Minister Victor Ponta will likely win a Nov. 16 presidential election run-off vote by a wide margin, an opinion poll showed, a victory that would consolidate his Social Democrats’ hold on power.
France’s unpopular Hollande vows no new taxes from next year
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Thursday he would impose no new taxes on anyone in France starting next year as he sought to shake off record-low approval ratings and bolster confidence halfway through a deeply unpopular pr…
Russia’s Lavrov to hold talks with Kerry in China: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will hold talks with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Beijing on Saturday before an Asia-Pacific summit starts, Russian news agencies said on Friday.
Hungarian Internet tax protesters aim to be new opposition force
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – With Hungary’s conservative prime minister enjoying solid support and his opposition in disarray, Hungarians who united against his plan to tax the Internet believe they have created a new platform to voice dissent.
Japan defense review with U.S. may face political delays: report
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan may miss a year-end deadline to review its military alliance with the United States as domestic political wrangling delays discussions, a leading newspaper said on Friday, although Japan’s defense chief said it was working to co…
Stasi victims still in trauma as Germany cheers 25 years since wall fell
COTTBUS Germany (Reuters) – Sunday marks 25 years since the collapse of the regime that imprisoned and persecuted them, but many victims of former communist East Germany are still so traumatized that celebrating the unification of their country may for…
Four injured in Air Canada Express accident at Edmonton Airport
(Reuters) – An Air Canada Express flight was involved in an accident while landing at the Edmonton Airport in Alberta on Thursday night, an airport spokeswoman said.
