Tanzanian lawmakers to debate on energy graft despite objections
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s parliament will hold a debate this week on allegations of corruption in the energy sector, the speaker said on Monday, despite efforts by the prime minister to block the session.
UK faces biggest terrorism threat in its history: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is facing the biggest terrorism threat in its history and has foiled around 40 major plots since suicide bombers attacked London in 2005, Home Secretary Theresa May said on Monday.
India’s Congress signals it could back Modi’s insurance reform plan
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition Congress party signaled on Monday it could support government legislation to liberalize the insurance industry, a long-delayed reform expected to help improve investor confidence.
Tunisia presidential vote heads into close run-off
TUNIS (Reuters) – An official under former hardline ruler Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali appears set for a close run-off in Tunisian presidential polls with a rival who says he represents the 2011 “Arab Spring” uprising that toppled him.
Italy’s Renzi wins regional vote, low turnout sends warning
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s center-left Democratic Party (PD) won regional elections in Calabria and Emilia Romagna on Sunday but an exceptionally low turnout suggested growing disillusion among many voters.
Sri Lanka’s Rajapaksa wins 2015 budget vote despite defections
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who is facing a split in his ruling coalition ahead of a snap presidential poll on Jan. 8, won the final vote on the 2015 budget Monday with a strong majority.
Death toll in southern Morocco floods rises to 32
RABAT (Reuters) – Floods triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 32 people, swept away buildings, vehicles and roads and forced the evacuation of more than 200 people in southern Morocco, authorities said on Monday.
War-weary Darfuris see grim future with or without U.N. peacekeepers
TABIT, Sudan (Reuters) – Caught in a forgotten war between rebels and government forces and beset by bandits who roam the lawless roads, villagers in Darfur say their lives can scarcely get any worse if Sudan insists on international peacekeepers leavi…
Russia to toughen rules on meat transit from Belarus
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Moscow will tighten restrictions on the transit of meat products across its territory from Belarus to Kazakhstan and other countries following attempts to sell banned imports in Russia, Russia’s veterinary and phytosanitary service (…
Seven Thai policemen charged as probe into senior officers widens
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Seven Thai policemen have been charged for offences ranging from accepting bribes to insulting the monarchy as a probe that has led to the arrest of two senior officers widens, a police spokesman said on Monday.
