Lawyers for Egypt’s deposed President Mursi stage walk-out
CAIRO (Reuters) – Lawyers for deposed Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi withdrew in protest after he appeared in court on Sunday on charges of conspiring with foreign groups to commit terrorist acts in Egypt.
Greek opposition says will try to force early election in 2015
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek opposition leader Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday he will not support any candidate for president in spring 2015 in the hope of forcing an early parliamentary election.
Hague ruling boosts Peru president’s popularity to eight-month high
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s approval rating rebounded in February to an eight-month high, boosted by an international court’s ruling on a maritime dispute with Chile, a poll showed on Sunday.
Police seek Venezuela opposition leader as he tweets defiance
CARACAS (Reuters) – A Venezuelan opposition leader wanted by police in connection with deadly street protests told supporters via Twitter to keep demonstrating, but peacefully, and armed police visited his father’s home, apparently seeking to arrest hi…
Plane with 18 people on board missing in Nepal
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – A small plane owned by state-run Nepal Airlines Corporation company went missing with 18 people aboard in bad weather in west Nepal on Sunday, officials said, highlighting air safety concerns in the mountainous nation.
Iraq attacks kill 17, army fights to retake town from militants
TIKRIT, Iraq (Reuters) – At least 17 people were killed in attacks across Iraq on Sunday as troops fought to evict Islamist militants from the northern town of Sulaiman Pek, security sources and medics said.
Spotlight on ex-first lady Bruni as France’s Sarkozy eyes comeback
PARIS (Reuters) – As he quietly bides his time preparing a possible 2017 political comeback, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has a winning asset very much in the spotlight – his wife.
Germany’s Merkel to meet coalition leaders Tuesday as crisis looms
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel will meet leaders of her coalition partners, the Social Democrats (SPD) and Christian Social Union (CSU), on Tuesday to try to resolve a crisis over the forced exit of a conservative minister.
Italy’s Renzi must reform troubled economy with awkward alliance
ROME (Reuters) – Center-left leader Matteo Renzi, expected to form Italy’s next government this week, must overhaul one of the euro zone’s most troubled economies without an electoral mandate and while awkwardly sharing power with a center-right rival….
Barroso ruffles Scottish feathers over EU membership
LONDON (Reuters) – European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said states breaking away from existing EU countries would struggle to gain EU membership, further complicating Scottish nationalists’ already uncertain plans for independence.
