Thai opposition leader meets military head as crisis deepens
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva met the head of the armed forces on Monday to discuss ways to avert a showdown between rival political factions next month that threatens more bloodshed and economic damage.
Mediators want South Sudan leaders to meet to end killings
NAIROBI (Reuters) – International mediators have called on South Sudan’s rebel leader to meet his rival President Salva Kiir to prevent an ethnic-fuelled conflict turning into a civil war or genocide, one of the envoys who met Riek Machar last week sai…
Slovenian court confirms jail sentence for ex-PM Jansa
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – A Slovenian higher court on Monday upheld the jail sentence passed on opposition leader and former prime minister Janez Jansa for bribery in a 2006 arms deal, the top state prosecutor said.
Putin critic Navalny gets reprieve as court finds fault with case
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Moscow court on Monday returned a theft case against opposition leader Alexei Navalny to prosecutors on Monday, Russian news agencies reported, handing a reprieve to the one of President Vladimir Putin’s biggest critics.
20 killed as bombers attack police and troops voting in Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Twenty people were killed on Monday as suicide bombers attacked Iraqi police and soldiers casting their vote early for a national election in two days’ time, authorities and witnesses said.
Serbia’s new prime minister expects IMF deal by July
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s new Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic said on Monday he expected the Balkan country to sign a loan deal with the International Monetary Fund by July at the latest.
French PM appeals to rebel Socialist lawmakers on savings plan
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls sought to appease rebel Socialist lawmakers on Monday, offering to exempt the country’s poorest from a welfare spending freeze intended to address EU criticism of its budget.
Bulgaria charges two senior magistrates with embezzlement
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian prosecutors charged two senior magistrates on Monday with embezzling European Union funds in a scandal that has further dented public trust in the judiciary system of the EU’s poorest member state.
Nigeria can handle Boko Haram, part of ‘raw democracy’, says minister
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria is preparing a special development plan for its poor, violence-hit northeast and increasing spending to counter an Islamist revolt there that could dent growth in Africa’s No. 1 oil producer if it worsens, the country’s financ…
Malaysia detains nine suspected of terrorist links
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysian police said nine people were detained on Monday on suspicion of involvement in terrorist acts or forming links with terrorists inside the country and abroad.
