Germany’s SPD: no coalition without dual citizenship, labor reform deal
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Social Democrats (SPD) will not agree to a “grand coalition” with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives without agreement on core issues including labor market reforms and expanding dual citizenship, its leader said.
Italy justice minister faces calls to quit over influence allegations
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri faced calls to resign on Saturday over accusations she used her influence to get the ailing daughter of a former insurance magnate out of prison.
Kenyatta vows to ensure controversial new media law is constitutional
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta told journalists on Saturday not to panic over a new media law which critics say will muzzle the press in East Africa’s biggest economy, saying he will veto it to ensure it is constitutional.
Pakistan Taliban secretly bury leader, vow bombs in revenge
DERA ISMAIL KHAN/WANA, Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani Taliban fighters secretly buried their leader on Saturday after he was killed by a U.S. drone aircraft and quickly moved to replace him while vowing a wave of revenge suicide bombings.
Georgian PM names successor, ties with Russia a priority
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s prime minister named Interior Minister Irakly Garibashvili as his successor on Saturday, handing a close ally the task of treading a political tightrope between Russia and the West.
Greeks fear more violence after Golden Dawn members shot dead
ATHENS (Reuters) – A brazen drive-by shooting that killed two young members of Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party has shocked Greeks and prompted soul-searching about whether the crisis-hit country is slipping into a “cycle of violence”.
Italy justice minister faces calls to quit over influence allegations
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Justice Minister Anna Maria Cancellieri faced calls to resign on Saturday over accusations she used her influence to get the ailing daughter of a former insurance magnate out of prison.
Bahrain summons head of Shi’ite opposition for questioning
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahrain police have summoned the head of the main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group al-Wefaq for questioning on Sunday, a source at the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Rousseff gives go-ahead to Brazil fuel price formula, Estado says
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff will allow state-run oil company Petróleo Brasileiro SA to increase domestic fuel prices “two or three times” a year through the use of a formula without triggering significant consumer price gains, newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo said on Saturday.
Georgian PM names interior minister as his successor
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s prime minister on Saturday proposed his close ally, Interior Minister Irakly Garibashvili, to succeed him when he steps down in the next few weeks.
