Three arrested in murder of British tourist in St. Lucia
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (Reuters) – Authorities in the Caribbean island of St. Lucia said they have arrested three people on Sunday in connection with the murder of a British tourist who was traveling around the world with his wife.
Eight run for Central African Republic presidency, violence flares
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic lawmakers shortlisted eight candidates, including two sons of former leaders, to run for interim president in a vote on Monday and pull the country out of months of turmoil and sectarian killings.
Eight Iraqi police and tribesmen killed fighting al Qaeda
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Sunni Muslim tribesmen backed by police special forces and helicopter gunships attacked al Qaeda-linked militants in the city of Ramadi on Sunday, but halted the assault after at least eight of their number were killed, police…
Labour says it wants budget surplus if it wins next UK election
LONDON (Reuters) – The leader of the opposition Labour party said on Sunday his party wants to eliminate Britain’s budget deficit by 2020 if it wins the next election, matching a pledge by Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservative party.
Violence-hit Central African Republic shortlists eight for president
BANGUI (Reuters) – Central African Republic lawmakers shortlisted eight candidates, including two sons of former presidents, on Sunday to become interim leader and pull the country out of months of turmoil and factional killings.
With eye on troubled region, UAE plans military service for men
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will introduce compulsory military service for young Emirati men, it said on Sunday, a move highlighting the Gulf state’s concern over turmoil in its neighborhood.
Egypt charges secularists alongside Mursi in new case
CAIRO (Reuters) – Deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi was on Sunday ordered to stand trial for insulting the judiciary, legal sources said, alongside 24 others including liberal activists who opposed his Islamist rule but have also been critical o…
Syria says Interfax Assad comments on not giving up power inaccurate
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Syrian state media dismissed as “not accurate” a report by news agency Interfax that President Bashar al-Assad told visiting Russian parliamentarians he has no intention of giving up power and the issue is not up for discussion.
South Africa’s AMCU union to strike at world’s top platinum producers
RUSTENBURG, South Africa (Reuters) – The main trade union for South African platinum miners will strike next week at the world’s top three producers, hitting over half of global output and the margins of companies struggling to make profits.
Twenty Pakistani soldiers killed, PM cancels Davos trip
DERA ISMAIL KHAN/MIRANSHAH, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb planted by Taliban insurgents ripped through a vehicle carrying Pakistani troops on Sunday, killing 20 soldiers and prompting Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to cancel his trip to the World Economic F…
