Australian PM hopes for ‘swift, satisfactory’ end to Japan trade talks
TOKYO (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Sunday that he hoped for a quick conclusion to thorny free trade negotiations with Japan but suggested time might be needed to ensure conclusion of a “satisfactory” pact.
Mexican ruling party state official held on suspicion of gang links
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – One of the top ruling party officials in the troubled Mexican state of Michoacan has been held for 40 days while he is investigated for possible links to criminal organizations, the attorney general’s office said on Saturday.
Mali government resigns, new PM appointed: state TV
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s government has resigned and town planning minister Moussa Mara will become prime minister, a presidential spokesman said on state television late on Saturday.
Relief in Afghanistan after largely peaceful landmark election
KABUL/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s presidential election closed on Saturday amid relief that attacks by Taliban fighters were fewer than feared for a vote that will bring the first-ever democratic transfer of power in a country plagu…
Relief in Afghanistan after largely peaceful landmark election
KABUL/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s presidential election closed on Saturday amid relief that attacks by Taliban fighters were fewer than feared for a vote that will bring the first-ever democratic transfer of power in a country plagu…
France’s far-right to ban faith-based school lunch options
PARIS (Reuters) – Far-right National Front leader Marine Le Pen said on Friday it would prevent schools from offering special lunches to Muslim pupils in the 11 towns it won in local elections, saying such arrangements were contrary to France’s secular…
One Syrian refugee killed in clashes with Jordanian security
AMMAN (Reuters) – At least one Syrian refugee was killed in Jordan’s sprawling Zaatari camp when hundreds of refugees clashed with security forces, residents said on Saturday.
U.N. chief says C. African Republic peacekeepers ‘overwhelmed’
BANGUI (Reuters) – French and African soldiers serving in Central African Republic are “overwhelmed” by the “state of anarchy” in the country, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday, a day after Chadian troops began withdrawing from the pe…
Finland’s PM Katainen to step down, eyeing EU posts
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finnish Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen announced on Saturday that he was stepping down in June with a view to taking a senior European Union post, a move that could further unsettle a coalition government that last month lost one of…
Brazilian leader Rousseff slips in poll on economic woes
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Support for President Dilma Rousseff is slipping among Brazilian voters who are increasingly pessimistic about their country’s economy and disappointed with her performance, according to a poll published on Saturday.
