South Africa’s biggest union calls strike for March 19
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s biggest union has called a one-day strike for Wednesday to highlight youth unemployment in the country, where one in four people are jobless, the union said.
Swords of Damocles threaten French comeback for Sarkozy
PARIS (Reuters) – “‘Affaires’? They’re picking up again,” joked President Francois Hollande to reporters last week in a pun on the French word for both business activities and political scandals.
Soldier and civilian killed in clashes in Lebanon’s Tripoli
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – A soldier and a civilian were killed in fighting between Sunni Muslims and Alawites in the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli, bringing the death toll from four days of clashes to 12, security and medical sources said.
Seven killed in Nigeria stampede at recruitment drive
ABUJA (Reuters) – Seven people have been killed in a stampede at Nigeria’s national stadium during a recruitment drive for the immigration service, officials and witnesses said on Sunday.
Former Afghan defense minister drops out of presidential race
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s former defense minister became on Sunday the second candidate to drop out of a presidential election race, with his departure possibly helping consolidate support for a candidate favored by outgoing President Hamid Karza…
Serbia’s center-right to tighten grip on power in vote, promises reform
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia’s center-right Progressive Party attempted to cement its grip on power for the next four years in a snap election on Sunday, promising an economic overhaul of the ex-Yugoslav republic as it embarks on talks to join the Europ…
NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers brought down several public NATO websites, the alliance said on Sunday, in what appeared to be the latest escalation in cyberspace over growing tensions over Crimea.
NATO websites hit in cyber attack linked to Crimea tension
BRUSSELS/LONDON (Reuters) – Hackers brought down several public NATO websites, the alliance said on Sunday, in what appeared to be the latest escalation in cyberspace over growing tensions over Crimea.
Indian Ocean poses daunting challenge in search for missing Malaysia plane
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The southern Indian Ocean, where investigators suspect missing Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 may have come down, is one place where a commercial airliner can crash without a ship spotting it, a radar plotting it or even a satellite …
Japanese parents of North Korea abductee meet granddaughter
TOKYO (Reuters) – The parents of a Japanese girl who was abducted by North Korea more than three decades ago met their child’s daughter for the first time last week, Japan’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
