Topless Salvini woos Italy’s voters from bedroom
ROME (Reuters) – Matteo Salvini, the 41-year-old leader of the anti-euro Northern League party, chose a bare-chested, bedroom photoshoot in a weekly magazine on Wednesday to underline his status as the newest sensation in Italian politics.
Turkish MPs pass bill shaking up judiciary, boosting police powers
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan’s government has pushed through legislation increasing police search powers and reforming courts in a move one senior judge said threatened to erode the judicial culture of the country.
Afghanistan says 760,000 refugees risk deportation from Iran
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan will send a delegation to Iran to ask the government to extend temporary visas to allow 760,000 Afghan refugees who have no documents and risk deportation to stay on for at least a year, an Afghan government spokesman said…
Russia says ‘gross violations’ in Moldova elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday there had been “gross violations” of election rules during the campaign for the Nov. 30 parliamentary election in Moldova and on voting day.
U.N. begins inquiry into attacks and weapons in Gaza
GAZA (Reuters) – The United Nations has begun investigating Israeli attacks that hit U.N. facilities during last summer’s Gaza war and how Palestinian militants came to store weapons at several U.N. schools, officials said on Wednesday.
In Egypt, Mubarak verdict signals return of old order
CAIRO (Reuters) – Gaber Sayyed lost the use of his legs when an armored police vehicle crushed them during the 2011 uprising that ended Hosni Mubarak’s 30-year rule and ignited hopes for a new era of freedom and accountability.
U.N. watchdog seeks $5.7 million to monitor extended Iran nuclear deal
VIENNA (Reuters) – The U.N. atomic agency says it needs an extra 4.6 million euros ($5.67 million) from member states to finance monitoring of an extended nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers, a document seen by Reuters said on Wednesday.
Brazil’s Rousseff promises fiscal discipline to investors
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – President Dilma Rousseff said in a letter to investors that one of the main priorities of her second term will be to put Brazil’s fiscal accounts in order, sending a strong message that her administration will adopt more market-fr…
President of Sinopec’s oil services unit dismissed amid investigation
BEIJING (Reuters) – The president of Sinopec Group’s oilfield services unit has been dismissed and is currently under investigation, state media reported on Wednesday.
Indonesia tycoon remains opposition party chief, compromise hope fades
NUSA DUA/JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s second biggest party on Wednesday re-elected tycoon Aburizal Bakrie as its chief for the next five years, dimming hopes that the opposition party would join President Joko Widodo’s minority coalition.
