Madagascar presidential candidates neck and neck in early count
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – The two candidates in Madagascar’s presidential run-off election were neck and neck in early vote counting on Saturday, in a poll meant to end a deep-rooted political rift that has driven away investors and contributed to a shr…
Chinese hotelier feared dead in French helicopter crash
BORDEAUX, France (Reuters) – A Chinese hotel magnate and a French wine entrepreneur were feared dead with two others on Saturday after their helicopter crashed hours after they had agreed the sale of a luxury Bordeaux chateau, police said.
Tanzanian president sacks four ministers over poaching abuses
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete has sacked four government ministers following accusations of abuses committed by security forces during a huge operation against wildlife poaching.
Nigerian Islamists attack barracks in volatile northeast: army
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Fighters from Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamist sect armed with anti-aircraft guns and grenade launchers attacked a barracks in the volatile northeast and battled soldiers for several hours, the military said.
China aims for target of 6 million public homes in 2014
BEIJING (Reuters) – China aims to start building at least 6 million units of public housing next year, state media said on Saturday, reinforcing a government effort to supply more low-cost homes to counter record property prices.
Wife of U.S. teacher killed in Libya says she forgives gunmen
(Reuters) – The widow of an American teacher shot dead by gunmen in Libya two weeks ago said on Friday that she forgave the men who attacked her husband, whom she described as a devout Christian.
South Korea unlikely to finalize Lockheed F-35 order until summer ’14
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – South Korea is unlikely to finalize any orders for the Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 stealth fighter jet until the summer or fall of 2014, after it redoes a complicated acquisition process, according to three sources familiar with th…
Nineteen students sick in China from poisoned yoghurt
BEIJING (Reuters) – Nineteen primary school children in China have been hospitalized after drinking yoghurt said to be laced with rat poison and herbicide, the Xinhua state news said.
Video raises worries of Britons fighting with Syria militants
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An Internet video surfaced this week depicting a masked man in Syria with a working-class British accent, urging British Muslims to travel there and join one of the most radical Islamist rebel militias fighting to oust President …
Putin critic Khodorkovsky in Germany after pardon
MOSCOW/BERLIN (Reuters) – Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the Russian oil tycoon jailed for a decade after posing a challenge to Vladimir Putin, was freed by a presidential pardon on Friday and immediately flew to Berlin where he hoped to be reunited with his fa…
