More than 100 ex-rebels, family members die in Congo camp: HRW
KINSHASA (Reuters) – More than 100 people died from starvation and disease over the last year in a government-run camp set up to house former rebels and their families in Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Wednesday.
Japanese rescuers find more dead on volcano, toll at 47
TOKYO (Reuters) – The death toll from a Japanese volcano eruption rose to 47 on Wednesday, the worst in 88 years, after more victims were discovered on the ash-covered mountain.
New Polish PM signals cautious approach on euro accession
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s new Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz said on Wednesday she would largely stick to the policies of her predecessor Donald Tusk, including a cautious approach to the question of when eastern Europe’s biggest economy will join the eur…
Polish PM Kopacz wins confidence vote in parliament
WARSAW (Reuters) – New Polish Prime Minister Ewa Kopacz won a parliamentary vote of confidence on Wednesday.
Saudi Arabia fears Yemeni tumult may boost its main foe Iran
RIYADH (Reuters) – The capture of Yemen’s capital by rebels with ties to Iran has jolted Saudi Arabia, prompting a scramble by Riyadh to prevent its Shi’ite Muslim rival from exploiting the takeover to make trouble in the kingdom’s backyard.
U.N. to talk with Libyan militias as next step in peace process
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations plans to hold talks with the militias that have seized control of vast parts of Libya, hoping to persuade them to withdraw from major cities and avert civil war, the U.N. envoy there said.
Modi to wield broom in nationwide ‘Clean India’ campaign
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take up a broom and sweep the filthy streets of the capital on Thursday, launching a nationwide campaign to raise awareness of cleanliness and better sanitation.
Car bomb kills 11 in Shi’ite Baghdad neighborhood: police, medics
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A car bomb exploded in a mostly Shi’ite Muslim neighborhood of southeastern Baghdad on Wednesday, killing 11 people, police and hospital sources said.
Eyeing 2015 vote, British PM Cameron pledges 7 billion pounds in tax cuts
BIRMINGHAM England (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron promised to hand almost half the British population a tax cut if re-elected next year, a pledge he hopes will win over millions of voters and refocus debate away from a schism inside his party…
News UK ends bid to recoup Brooks’ phone-hacking trial costs
LONDON (Reuters) – Rupert Murdoch’s British newspaper arm dropped its claim on Wednesday to be reimbursed for the multi-million dollar legal bills amassed during the phone-hacking trial of its former boss Rebekah Brooks.
