Scandal alarms Canada’s ruling Conservatives ahead of convention
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada’s ruling Conservatives go into what was supposed to be a triumphant convention this weekend trying to limit damage from a scandal over improper expenses that reaches the office of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and could underm…
Bulgaria takes seven of Roma girl’s brothers and sisters into care
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian authorities said on Wednesday they would take into care most of the brothers and sisters of Maria, the four-year-old whose discovery in neighboring Greece captured global attention.
Kenya crackdown on militants troubles Muslims
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A Kenyan police crackdown on Islamists is fuelling Muslim resentment and moderate preachers say it undermines their efforts to counter recruiting by al Qaeda militants with links across the border in Somalia.
Peru’s Humala reshuffling Cabinet in investor-friendly move
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Ollanta Humala is reshuffling his Cabinet after asking his prime minister to leave, part of an investor-friendly effort to push through stalled reforms and projects, sources said Wednesday.
Bombs blasts in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus kill two
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Bomb blasts in shops in Russia’s volatile North Caucasus province of Dagestan killed two people and injured 15 others on Wednesday, Itar-Tass quoted the Emergencies Ministry as saying.
Congo rebels abandon last town, withdraw to hills
BUNAGANA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Civilians celebrated in the streets on Wednesday as Congolese troops entered the eastern border town of Bunagana after a major new success in their offensive to crush a 20-month rebellion.
Trial of Kenyan president likely to be delayed until next year
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – The trial of Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on charges of crimes against humanity is unlikely to start next month as planned, after prosecutors said on Tuesday they did not object to a delay.
Thousands evacuated after Pemex gasoline leak in western Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Thousands of people were evacuated in western Mexico on Wednesday morning after thieves tapping a pipeline run by state oil monopoly Pemex caused a major gasoline leak.
Poland asks court to hear CIA jails case in private
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s government has asked the European Court of Human Rights to exclude the media and the public from a court hearing on whether Poland hosted a secret CIA prison on its territory.
India’s Modi aims at history and Gandhis with world’s tallest statue
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian opposition leader Narendra Modi is building the world’s tallest statue at a cost of almost $340 million in honor of one of the country’s founding fathers, a project he is using to undermine his chief rivals, the Gandhi-Nehr…
