Pregnant refugees in Australia protest in bus over detention
SYDNEY (Reuters) – A pair of heavily pregnant refugees were refusing to disembark from a bus in the northern Australian city of Darwin for the third day on Monday in protest against attempts to force them into detention for the remainder of their pregn…
China investigates senior Xinjiang security official for graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – Prosecutors have begun an investigation into a former senior security official in China’s unruly far western region of Xinjiang for suspected abuse of power and corruption, the government said on Monday.
Uruguay’s Vazquez wins presidential vote, extends leftist rule
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Tabare Vazquez won back his old job as president of Uruguay in a runoff election on Sunday, extending the decade-long rule of a leftist coalition and allowing it to roll out a groundbreaking law that legalizes the production and …
Thirty U.S.-led strikes hit Islamic State in Syria’s Raqqa: monitoring group
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A U.S.-led coalition carried out at least 30 air strikes in Syria against Islamic State militants in the northern province of Raqqa on Saturday, a monitoring group said.
Kabul police chief quits after attack that group says killed three staff
KABUL (Reuters) – The police chief of Afghanistan’s capital quit on Sunday, his spokesman said, following a third deadly Taliban attack in 10 days on foreign guest houses in Kabul.
Moldova’s pro-Moscow Socialists hold lead after partial vote count
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-Moscow Socialist Party, which seeks to reverse a policy of integrating with mainstream Europe and join a Russia-led economic bloc instead, had a surprise lead after a partial vote count in an election in the ex-Soviet…
Uruguayan ruling party’s Vazquez wins presidential election
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Tabare Vazquez won back his old job as president of Uruguay in a runoff election on Sunday, allowing the leftist ruling coalition to extend its decade in power and roll out a law legalizing the production and sale of marijuana.
Mubarak verdict fuels protests, mockery in Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters)- – Protests erupted at universities across Egypt on Sunday, condemning a court decision to drop criminal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president whose ouster in the 2011 uprising raised hopes of a new era of political openness.
Moldova’s pro-Moscow socialists hold lead in election after early count
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldova’s pro-Moscow Socialist Party was in the lead after Sunday’s election with 30 percent of votes counted, with the Communist Party running a close second, election authorities said.
Afghan forces ill equipped to fight Taliban without NATO
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan district police chief Ahmadullah Anwari only has enough grenades to hand out three to each checkpoint in an area of Helmand province swarming with Taliban insurgents who launch almost daily attacks on security forces.
