Lithuanian president faces second round in elections
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite faces a second round run-off after Sunday’s presidential elections in the Baltic state after she fell short of the 50 percent of votes needed to get re-elected in the first round.
At least 15 killed in Congo football stadium stampede
KINSHASA (Reuters) – At least 15 people were killed after police fired tear gas in a crowded football stadium in Democratic Republic of Congo, provoking a stampede, according to a police source and a local official.
Rebels declare victory in East Ukraine vote on self-rule
DONETSK/SLAVIANSK, Ukraine (Reuters) – Pro-Moscow rebels declared a resounding victory in a referendum on self-rule for eastern Ukraine, with some saying that meant independence and others eventual union with Russia as fighting flared in a conflict inc…
India’s new government set to inherit wobbly economy
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India is on the cusp of political change that is widely expected to infuse a new life into an economy that is struggling to break away from a tale of weak growth and high inflation.
Nigeria president optimistic over finding abducted schoolgirls
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan said on Sunday international military and intelligence assistance made him optimistic about finding 200 schoolgirls abducted last month by Islamic militants in an attack condemned globally.
Sudan’s president Bashir undergoes knee operation
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese President Omar Hassan al-Bashir underwent successful minor surgery on one of his knees on Sunday and will handle his duties from a Khartoum hospital for two to three days as he recovers, a presidential spokesman said.
Suicide bomber kills 11 people in latest Yemen violence
ADEN, Yemen / SANAA (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber killed 10 Yemeni soldiers and one civilian and wounded many others on Sunday after targeting a military police building in the southern coastal city of Mukallah, state news agency Saba said.
Modi seeks personal triumph in final round of Indian election
VARANASI, India (Reuters) – India’s general election reaches a climax on Monday as opposition challenger Narendra Modi seeks a personal mandate in Varanasi, the holy city on the river Ganges, to govern by his modernized brand of Hindu nationalism.
Eleven dead in Congo Republic after police, DRC group clash
BRAZZAVILLE (Reuters) – Eleven people, including a former rebel leader, have been killed in Congo Republic in a clash between police and a group of immigrants from neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), police said on Sunday.
Greece’s top court allows far-right party to contest EU vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s Supreme Court on Sunday allowed the far-right Golden Dawn party to run in European elections this month, despite calls to ban it as its leader waits in jail to be tried for membership of a criminal organization.
