Berlusconi and Italy’s left head strike electoral reform deal
ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi has returned to the political scene after a tax fraud conviction, striking a deal with the leader of the largest center-left party on electoral reform that could give Italy badly needed stability.
IMF, U.N. officials among 21 killed in Kabul suicide attack
KABUL (Reuters) – A Taliban suicide bomber and gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the heart of the Afghan capital Kabul, killing 21 people including three United Nations staff and the International Monetary Fund’s top representativ…
Eritrean forces board ship in Red Sea, not pirates: officials
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Eritrean forces have boarded a merchant vessel that was in their territorial waters in an incident the crew initially reported as a pirate attack, maritime officials said on Sunday.
French President Hollande’s approval rating stable, poll shows
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande’s approval rating remained unchanged following a news conference to announce economic reforms and after reports of an affair with actress Julie Gayet put his private life in the spotlight, a poll sho…
Thousands rally for Indonesian maid ill-treated in Hong Kong
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied in Hong Kong on Sunday to demand justice for a young Indonesian maid who was badly beaten by her employer in a case that has sparked widespread outrage and a police investigation into accusations of tor…
China building second aircraft carrier: reports
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is building its second aircraft carrier, which is expected to take six years, and the country aims to have at least four such ships, Chinese and Hong Kong media reports said on Sunday.
Syrian opposition says to attend talks, backed by rebel fighters
SILIVRI, Turkey (Reuters) – Syria’s main political opposition group in exile agreed on Saturday to attend internationally sponsored peace talks, and said for the first time three rebel fighting forces also wanted to take part.
China breaks up gang offering sex-selective abortions
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has broken up a gang that offered illegal services to determine the sex of unborn children so that women could abort those they did not want, the country’s health ministry said on Sunday.
Brazil bomb scare spurs emergency landing, brief airport closure
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A bomb threat left in a Brazilian airport caused a TAM Airlines flight to make an emergency landing and briefly closed the airport in the Amazonian city of Manaus on Saturday, five months before the country hosts the World Cup soc…
Brazil bomb scare spurs emergency landing, brief airport closure
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A bomb threat left in a Brazilian airport caused a TAM Airlines flight to make an emergency landing and briefly closed the airport in the Amazonian city of Manaus on Saturday, five months before the country hosts the World Cup soc…
