Japan PM seeks verdict on ‘Abenomics’ in snap election
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved parliament’s lower house on Friday for a snap election on Dec. 14, seeking a fresh mandate for his struggling “Abenomics” revival strategy just two years after he returned to power promising that “J…
Merkel aide raps Russia after report on aid to Ukraine rebels
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman accused Moscow on Friday of actively stoking the conflict in eastern Ukraine after a senior separatist in the region was quoted as saying the rebels were receiving “a lot” of Russian money….
Hungarian Internet tax plan hits ruling party support: poll
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Support for Hungary’s ruling party has fallen by one-seventh after it announced – and then hastily withdrew – a plan to impose a tax on Internet usage, an opinion poll showed on Friday.
UK-Spain dispute over Gibraltar threatens European skies reform
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The dispute between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar threatens to hold up European Union plans to merge national air corridors, diplomats say.
China commits $45.6 billion for economic corridor with Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – The Chinese government and banks will finance Chinese companies to build $45.6 billion worth of energy and infrastructure projects in Pakistan over the next six years, according to new details of the deal seen by Reuters on Friday…
Exclusive: Romania’s Ponta could face leadership challenge
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta could face a leadership challenge next year from within his own ranks, as the ruling Social Democrat party looks to contain the fallout from an embarrassing presidential election defeat.
Ukraine president heckled by relatives of Maidan dead
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was shouted down by angry relatives of 100 protesters killed in Kiev’s “Euromaidan” revolution at a ceremony on Friday to pay tribute to the victims.
Yemen’s AQAP says Houthis will pay for push into country
DUBAI (Reuters) – Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, reacting to the loss of its strongholds to Shi’ite Houthi fighters, has accused its opponents of acting as a proxy for the United States and threatened renewed violence against them.
Molotov cocktails, clashes as thousands of Mexicans protest over massacre
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Protesters threw Molotov cocktails and clashed with riot police outside Mexico City’s National Palace on Thursday as thousands protested against President Enrique Pena Nieto’s handling of the apparent massacre of 43 trainee scho…
Myanmar says plight of Rohingya minority a media fabrication
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar President Thein Sein has denied that minority Muslim Rohingya are fleeing “torture” in western Rakhine state, telling the Voice of America Burmese Service such media reports were fabrication.
