Egypt tweaks roadmap, may see presidential vote held first
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s political transition was pitched into uncertainty on Sunday when a draft constitution was amended to allow a presidential election to be held before parliamentary polls, indicating a potential change in the army’s roadmap.
Thai protesters step up action, PM forced to leave building
BANGKOK (Reuters) – About 30,000 protesters launched a “people’s coup” on Thailand’s government on Sunday, swarming state agencies in violent clashes, taking control of a state broadcaster and forcing the prime minister to flee a police compound.
Ukrainians stage mass rally against Yanukovich’s U-turn on Europe
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian opposition leaders called on Sunday for President Viktor Yanukovich and his government to resign at a huge pro-Europe rally of about 350,000 people, marred by violent clashes between protesters and riot police.
At least seven dead in Italian textile factory fire
ROME (Reuters) – At least seven people died and three were injured when a Chinese-owned clothing factory in an industrial zone in the Italian town of Prato burned down on Sunday, killing workers trapped in an improvised dormitory built onsite.
Biden on delicate mission to defuse tensions in East Asia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will try to strike a delicate balance of calming military tensions with China while supporting ally Japan against Beijing on a trip to Asia this week that is being overshadowed by a territorial dispu…
Libya sends back 360 Egyptians arriving with forged visas: state media
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya has deported 360 Egyptians who arrived on two flights with forged visas, state news agency Lana said on Sunday.
Croats set constitutional bar to same-sex marriage
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croats voted overwhelmingly in favor of defining marriage in the constitution as a “union of man and woman” on Sunday, a move initiated by Roman Catholic groups but criticized by opponents as discrimination against homosexuals.
Lack of cash and monitors add to Afghan election troubles
KABUL (Reuters) – Organizers of Afghanistan’s make-or-break presidential election next year say poor security, a shortage of monitors and funding holes are undermining their ability to safeguard the process from the widespread fraud that marred the las…
Karzai accuses U.S. of cutting Afghan military supplies
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused his U.S. ally on Sunday of withholding military supplies to press him to sign a bilateral security deal that will shape the U.S. military presence after most foreign troops leave in 2014.
Canadian police arrest Toronto man on suspicion of spying for China
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian police have arrested a Toronto man suspected of seeking to give China classified information about Canadian shipbuilding procurement policies, security officials said on Sunday.
