Mauritius sets Dec. 10 date for parliamentary election
PORT LOUIS (Reuters) – Mauritius will hold a parliamentary election on Dec. 10, the presidency said on Friday, with two coalitions fighting to secure a majority of seats in the national assembly.
Senior al Qaeda leader killed in south Yemen: officials
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni security forces killed a senior al Qaeda leader in a raid in southern Yemen, officials said on Friday, a few days after senior members of the militant group were killed in U.S. drone strikes.
Suicide bomber kills at least 7 at bank in northeast Nigeria
DAMATURU Nigeria (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed at least 7 people outside a commercial bank in a northeast Nigerian town on Friday, the latest suspected attack by Islamist Boko Haram insurgents, police and local residents said.
Somali PM to face ‘no confidence’ vote, donors fear instability
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia’s prime minister will face a ‘no confidence’ vote next week, a lawmaker said on Friday, as frustrated donors voiced concerns over another bout of political infighting which could slow an economic recovery from more than tw…
Exclusive: U.S. eyes China partnership on Africa power – sources
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The United States is considering partnering with China on improving electricity in Africa and the proposal could be part of bilateral discussions when President Barack Obama visits Beijing next week, two sources involved told R…
Iran stalls probe into nuclear weapons research, U.N. report says
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran is failing to address suspicions it may have worked on designing an atomic bomb, according to the latest report by a U.N. watchdog, potentially complicating efforts by world powers to reach a deal with Tehran on its nuclear prog…
Finnish coalition government narrowly survives confidence vote
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s left-right coalition government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote on Friday brought on by the country’s economic woes, which have been exacerbated by a slowdown in the euro zone and by the crisis in Ukraine.
Scottish nationalists storm back after referendum defeat
LONDON/EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Just weeks after seeing their dream of an independent Scotland wiped out in an historic referendum defeat, Scottish nationalists have turned failure into a revival which could transform British politics at next year’s UK ge…
Former Murdoch UK news editor jailed for phone-hacking
LONDON (Reuters) – A former newspaper executive whose emails led to the exposure of widespread phone-hacking at Rupert Murdoch’s now-defunct British tabloid, the News of the World, was jailed for eight months on Friday.
China, Japan set aside isle row, paving way for leaders to meet
BEIJING/TOKYO (Reuters) – China and Japan agreed on Friday to work on improving ties and signaled willingness to put a bitter row over disputed islands on the back burner, paving the way for their leaders to meet at an Asian-Pacific summit next week.
