Egypt calls early presidential election as violence spreads
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt will hold a presidential vote before parliamentary polls, President Adly Mansour said on Sunday, in a change to a political roadmap that could pave the way for the swift election of army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.
Thai anti-government protester killed, adds to doubts over election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A Thai anti-government protest leader was shot and killed in Bangkok on Sunday when violence erupted as demonstrators blocked early voting in many areas of the capital ahead of a disputed election next week.
U.S. historian returns Hungarian award over Holocaust ‘whitewash’
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – An American historian said on Sunday he was returning an award he received from the Hungarian state in protest at what he called the government’s attempt to erase Hungary’s role in the Holocaust.
New clashes as Ukraine’s president tries to tempt opposition
KIEV (Reuters) – Police clashed with protesters in central Kiev on Sunday and the fate of Ukraine’s government was uncertain after embattled President Viktor Yanukovich offered important posts to opposition leaders, including the role of prime minister…
Eight dead in Central African Republic capital, rebel leaders flee city
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed in mob violence in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Sunday as senior officers from the Seleka rebel movement fled the city, according to the country’s Red Cross and a rights group.
Turkish prime minister accuses opposition candidate of graft
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan brandished what he said was a file of graft allegations against a senior opposition figure on Sunday, raising the stakes in a political battle after a corruption investigation implicated his ow…
Japan’s Abe says China’s prosperity rests on trust, not tensions
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said China’s continued economic growth will require building trust, not tensions, with other countries, according to an interview broadcast on Sunday.
Italy’s Renzi faces battle in parliament on election reform
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s center-left leader Matteo Renzi faces opposition in parliament next week over electoral reform plans agreed with Silvio Berlusconi which are being closely watched as a test of wider reforms in the euro zone’s third largest econ…
China jails prominent rights activist for four years
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court sentenced one of China’s most prominent rights advocates to four years in prison on Sunday after he campaigned for the rights of children from rural areas to be educated in cities and for officials to disclose their assets.
German SPD leader raps ‘stupid’ eurosceptic campaign in Europe vote
BERLIN (Reuters) – The head of Germany’s Social Democrats in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition on Sunday denounced eurosceptic parties on the far left and right as “stupid” and pledged a tough fight against them in the European parliamentary electio…
