Greece passes reform bill, government majority shrinks to two seats
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece approved on Monday a contentious reform bill to secure bailout aid but the government was forced to expel a dissenting lawmaker, reducing its majority in parliament to just two seats.
Long search looms for Malaysia jet, families renew protests
HMAS STIRLING NAVAL BASE, Australia/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – T he search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 could take years, U.S. Navy officials suggested on Sunday, as search and rescue officials raced to locate the plane’s black box recorder…
Brazilian police backed by troops occupy slum by Rio airport
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazilian police backed by troops occupied a massive slum next to Rio de Janeiro’s international airport without firing a shot on Sunday to secure one of the city’s most violent neighborhoods long run by drug dealers.
Kerry, Lavrov hold talks on de-escalating Ukraine crisis
PARIS/MOSCOW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov, discussed ways to defuse the Ukraine crisis during talks in Paris on Sunday in which Kerry made clear Washington still considered Russian actions in…
Liberian health authorities confirm two cases of Ebola: WHO
MONROVIA (Reuters) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday that Liberia has confirmed two cases of the deadly Ebola virus that is suspected to have killed at least 70 people in Guinea.
Shootout in Nigerian capital during attempted jail break kills 21
ABUJA (Reuters) – Detainees suspected of being members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram overpowered their guards at a prison near Nigeria’s presidential villa in Abuja, seizing a rifle and triggering a gun battle that killed 21 people, security of…
Turkey’s Erdogan declares victory in polls despite graft crisis
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan declared victory in local polls that had become a referendum on his rule and said he would “enter the lair” of enemies who have accused him of corruption and leaked state secrets. “They will pay …
French reshuffle may loom after Hollande’s Socialists routed in local elections
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande will take soundings on a possible cabinet reshuffle on Monday after the drubbing of his Socialists in local elections handed the far-right National Front victory in a record number of towns.
Afghan woman bids for power to halt slide in rights
KABUL/KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – The deeply conservative, all-male crowd at Afghanistan’s Kandahar stadium stared in disbelief as the small woman in a modest black headscarf stood up and reached for the microphone.
Greece secures votes to pass reform bill demanded by EU/IMF lenders
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s government secured enough votes in parliament early on Monday to pass a key reform bill demanded by its international lenders, in exchange for further bailout loans to avoid default.
