Mozambicans vote peacefully in keenly-fought elections
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Mozambicans voted on Wednesday in elections expected to return the ruling Frelimo party to power in one of Africa’s fastest-growing resource-rich economies, and international observers said voting was generally peaceful.
Putin, Poroshenko to discuss gas deal, peace moves in Italy
MOSCOW/KIEV (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko will look for ways to settle a dispute over natural gas supplies and end months of conflict in east Ukraine at talks in Italy this week.
Romanian prosecutors investigate prime minister’s father-in-law
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into the father-in-law of Prime Minister Victor Ponta as part of a wider case related to recovering land seized under the country’s communist dictatorship, the prosecutor’s…
Kenya arrests leader of separatist coastal movement
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan police on Wednesday arrested the leader of a separatist movement seeking independence for the country’s Indian Ocean coast regions, accusing Omar Mwamnuadzi of holding an illegal meeting and planning a breach of the pea…
Danish main opposition mulls deal to block euroscpetics
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – Denmark’s main opposition group, the Liberals, said on Wednesday it would look into forming a common position on Europe with other mainstream parties – a deal that would effectively lock out an increasingly popular far-right euro…
Canada takes China to WTO over duties on pulp used in textiles
GENEVA (Reuters) – Canada filed a complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Wednesday to challenge Chinese anti-dumping duties on dissolving pulp, a cellulosic material used to produce rayon.
Algerian police stage sit-in outside president’s office
ALGIERS (Reuters) – More than a thousand Algerian policemen staged a sit-in outside President Abdelaziz Bouteflika’s office in Algiers on Wednesday, demanding better working conditions on a third day of protests by police officers.
Irish-born Chilean priest found guilty of child sex abuse
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – An Irish-born Chilean priest was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually abusing a child in his care at a religious school in the capital, Santiago.
Earthquake hits western Iran, at least four injured
LONDON (Reuters) – An earthquake struck Iran’s western Ilam province near the border with Iraq on Wednesday, injuring at least four people, officials said.
Gunmen kill Syrian MP in western province: agency
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Gunmen opened fire on a Syrian lawmaker in his car outside Hama city in the west of the country, killing him and another civilian, state news agency SANA said on Wednesday.
