Afghanistan says set to ensure elections avoid past problems
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan has improved voting procedures to ensure April’s presidential election is not plagued by the complaints of irregularities and fraud that marred the last vote in 2009, a senior official said on Sunday.
Magnitude 6.2 quake strikes off Papua New Guinea: USGS
LONDON (Reuters) – A 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck 78 miles west northwest of Arawa, Papua New Guinea, at 1456 GMT, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said on Sunday.
Ukraine places anti-terrorist forces on alert
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s state security service on Sunday placed anti-terrorist units on alert in response to a sharp rise in unspecified threats against sensitive installations including atomic power stations, airports and gas and oil pipelines.
At least one person killed in blast near Yemen’s oil ministry
SANAA (Reuters) – A bomb exploded inside a taxi in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Sunday, killing a colonel in the country’s domestic secret service, a security source said.
Japan ruling party candidate elected Tokyo governor, aiding Abe
TOKYO (Reuters) – A candidate backed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won Sunday’s election for governor of Tokyo, frustrating a rival’s efforts to make the vote a referendum on the Japanese leader’s pro-nuclear energy policy nearly three years after the F…
Italian police recapture mobster who fled after gunfight
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police recaptured a suspected mafia mobster on Sunday after he escaped from police custody in a gunfight in which his brother was killed.
Economy matters most in Scottish independence vote: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – The economy is the most important issue to Scottish voters ahead of a referendum for independence later this year, according to a poll published on Sunday.
At least one person killed in blast near Yemen’s oil ministry
SANAA (Reuters) – A bomb exploded inside a taxi travelling in front of the Yemeni oil ministry building in Sanaa on Sunday killing the driver and wounding at least two people, a security source said.
Thousands rally in Niger in support of president
NIAMEY (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of Niger President Mahamadou Issoufou rallied in the capital Niamey on Saturday in a show of force against an increasingly well-organised and vocal opposition movement.
Fugitive owners of Bangladesh fire-disaster factory sent to jail
DHAKA (Reuters) – Two fugitive owners of a Bangladesh garment factory turned themselves in on Sunday to face homicide charges for the deaths of 112 workers in the country’s worst factory fire, a prosecutor said.
