Chinese municipal legislator investigated for corruption
BEIJING (Reuters) – A legislator in the central Chinese city of Chongqing is under investigation for graft, the ruling Communist Party’s top anti-graft body said on Saturday, the latest official to fall in China’s fight against corruption.
At least six killed in blast in Somali capital: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – At least six people were killed in Mogadishu on Saturday, including a senior city council official, when a remotely controlled bomb planted by al Shabaab insurgents exploded on a busy street in the Somali capital, police said.
Brazil presidential race tightens in new poll
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – The race for Brazil’s October presidential election has tightened, according to a poll released on Saturday that also showed high disapproval for President Dilma Rousseff and widespread dissatisfaction with the stagnant economy.
Slovenia’s prime minister to step down on Monday
BRDO PRI KRANJU, Slovenia (Reuters) – Slovenia’s Prime Minister Alenka Bratusek said on Saturday that she would step down from her post on May 5 after losing a contest for her party leadership.
Yemeni colonel shot in Aden, bomb shakes Mukalla while army fights al Qaeda
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen shot dead an army colonel in his car in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden late on Friday and two soldiers were injured when a car bomb exploded in another major southern port on Saturday, security sources sa…
Egypt court sentences 102 Islamists to 10 years in jail
CAIRO (Reuters) – More than 100 supporters of Egypt’s deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi were sentenced to ten years in jail on Saturday on charges of killing and inciting violence, judicial sources said.
Al Qaeda’s leader says Iraqi branch in Syria must return to fight at home
RIYADH (Reuters) – Iraqi al Qaeda’s entry into Syria’s civil war caused “a political disaster” for Islamist militants there, the movement’s global leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in a video message, urging the faction to redouble its efforts in Iraq inste…
Thai opposition leader wants election delayed to allow reforms
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai opposition leader Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday urged that a general election planned for July be delayed by up to six months to allow time for reforms aimed at ending a protracted political crisis that threatens to explode.
Colombia court backs Santos in sea boundary dispute with Nicaragua
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s constitutional court ruled on Friday that applying a decision by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that granted Nicaragua a disputed area of Caribbean waters could not take effect without a treaty between the countr…
Obama, Merkel still struggle over spying but agree on trade
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel could not hide differences on Friday over U.S. surveillance practices despite Obama’s offer of “cyber dialogue” with Berlin and a pledge to bridge gaps that have tarnishe…
