Afghan candidate Abdullah blames Karzai for election standoff
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah accused Hamid Karzai on Thursday of orchestrating a stalemate after last weekend’s runoff election and said the incumbent would be responsible for any ensuing political crisis.
Parts of central Stockholm sealed off after bomb threat: report
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish police have sealed off parts of Stockholm’s old central town, including the headquarters of the Social Democrat Party and the ruling Moderates Party, after a bomb threat, Swedish news agency TT reported on Thursday.
Polish PM under fire in leaked tape row, hints at snap election
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s prime minister said on Thursday he may call a snap election after he was accused of using law enforcement agencies to try to stop a magazine publishing secret recordings of officials making remarks embarrassing for his gover…
Indian PM’s push for Hindi struggles to translate in some states
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Since taking office as India’s prime minister last month, Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi has taken a clear stand in support of Hindi, pushing for it to replace English as the preferred language of the capital’s urbane and golf-pl…
Strike wanes as France pushes on with railway reform
PARIS (Reuters) – Growing numbers of French railway employees returned to work on Thursday after lawmakers voted to approve the broad outline of a railway reform that has triggered a nine-day strike.
Albania cracks down on marijuana production in key southern village
LAZARAT Albania (Reuters) – The smoke from burning marijuana plants billowed from a dozen houses on Day Five of Albania’s most serious move yet against a southern village, armed to the teeth, that has churned out weed on an industrial scale for more th…
China jails anti-corruption activists after high-profile trial
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese activists who campaigned for government officials to disclose their wealth were jailed on Thursday in the culmination of a high-profile trial that underscores Beijing’s resolve to clamp down on dissent.
Japan protests South Korea’s plan for target practice in disputed waters
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan has protested to South Korea against a shooting drill its neighbor plans in disputed waters, Japan’s top government spokesman said on Thursday, underscoring tense relations between the two countries.
Egypt’s Mubarak breaks leg in fall at hospital: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak broke his leg on Thursday after falling while walking to the bathroom at a Cairo military hospital where he is being held, his lawyer and a military source at the hospital told Reuters. Mubarak, 8…
Nigerian militants aiming for capital with petrol lorry attacks: government
ABUJA (Reuters) – Militant Islamists are targeting Nigeria’s capital of Abuja and plan to load bombs on petrol lorries headed into the city, the government said.
