UK’s Cameron turns to women and Eurosceptics in major ministerial shake-up
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday pushed through his biggest government shake-up since coming to power in 2010, promoting women and Eurosceptics to senior roles in an appeal to voters in next May’s national election.
Zimbabwe holds first public interviews for judges
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe held its first public interviews on Tuesday to fill vacancies at the Supreme Court, taking a step towards complying with a new law that eventually could weaken President Robert Mugabe’s tight grip on the country.
Afghanistan back from brink, but vote recount fraught with risk
KABUL (Reuters) – The euphoria over a U.S.-brokered deal between Afghanistan’s rival presidential candidates at the weekend was a sign of how close some people believe the country came to a split along ethnic lines that could quickly turn violent.
At least 20 killed, 120 hurt in Moscow subway accident
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least 20 people were killed and more than 120 were injured when a Moscow underground train derailed during the morning rush hour in one of the worst accidents on the Russian capital’s subway system in years.
Kuwait threatens to revoke citizenship in crackdown on opposition
DUBAI (Reuters) – The Kuwaiti government has threatened to revoke the citizenship of people suspected of trying to “undermine the stability” of the oil-rich monarchy, local media reported on Tuesday.
Italy rescues more than 1700 boat migrants in three days
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s search and rescue mission saved more than 1,700 migrants in the Mediterranean in the past three days and found one person dead on a half-submerged raft, the navy said on Tuesday.
Italy ready to seek vote over EU foreign policy job: official
ROME (Reuters) – Italy is ready to demand an open vote on whether its foreign minister should be the European Union’s next foreign policy chief if any member states oppose her selection by the usual consensus method, a senior Italian official said on T…
Brazil risks a recession as presidential campaign heats up
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil’s sluggish economy faces substantial risk of falling into a light recession in 2014, and may already have done so, providing opposition candidates with extra ammunition in the run-up to October’s presidential election….
French soldier killed in Mali suicide bombing
PARIS (Reuters) – A French soldier was killed in a suicide bombing in northern Mali, where local and foreign troops have struggled to restore order after quelling an Islamist insurgency last year, officials said.
China Communist Party expels military firm executive in war on graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – A former senior executive at a Chinese state-owned military giant has been expelled from the ruling Communist Party for taking bribes and other “massive” corruption, the top anti-corruption watchdog said on Tuesday.
