Egyptian approves draft law barring challenges to contracts
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s cabinet approved a draft investment law on Thursday that prevents third parties from challenging contracts made between the government and an investor, two government officials said, a move that could boost the struggling econ…
At ‘Donkey Springs’, bombers choke off Iraq oil exports
MOSUL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Militants whose bombs have shut Iraq’s main northern oil export pipeline for 40 days are preventing repairs, threatening to extend an outage that is already the longest since the days of sanctions in the 1990s.
UK’s Cameron says rivals’ views on Europe ‘extremist’
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron described rival parties’ views on the European Union as “extremist” on Thursday as he launched his bid to ward off a threat from an anti-EU party ahead of European Parliament elections.
Slovenia’s ruling party to choose new leader on April 25
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek’s Positive Slovenia party will elect a new leadership on April 25, the party said on Thursday, a move that will determine the future of Bratusek’s coalition government.
Canadian senator Brazeau arrested again: CBC
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Suspended Canadian Senator Patrick Brazeau had another brush with the law on Thursday, being arrested and facing charges including assault, breaching release conditions and uttering threats, CBC television reported.
Ex-treasurer of Spain’s ruling party says inherited slush fund: source
MADRID (Reuters) – A former treasurer for Spain’s ruling People’s Party who is accused of amassing personal wealth from a secret slush fund told a judge on Thursday that he inherited the fund from the party’s former secretary general, a court source sa…
Senior British politician cleared of sex offences
LONDON (Reuters) – Nigel Evans, a former deputy speaker of Britain’s parliament, was cleared on Thursday of sexual assault and a rape charge and said afterwards he had been through 11 months of “hell”.
At least 13 killed in Central African Republic as rebels, militia clash
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least 13 people were killed when Christian militia forces attacked a town held by Muslim Seleka rebels in a rural area of Central African Republic, residents said on Thursday.
Former household staffer says was insulted by Netanyahu’s wife
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A former maintenance man at Benjamin Netanyahu’s residence has filed a lawsuit alleging abusive conduct by the prime minister’s wife, Sara, another in a series of complaints faced by Israel’s first lady.
As riot-hit Indian region votes, religious divide favors Hindu leader
MUZAFFARNAGAR, India (Reuters) – Manoj Balyan wants Narendra Modi to become India’s next prime minister when results of a general election are released next month, and not because of the pro-business opposition leader’s record as a credible economic ma…
