Poland’s first post-communist PM Mazowiecki dead at 86
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish statesman Tadeusz Mazowiecki, whose appointment in 1989 as the first non-communist prime minister in the Soviet bloc helped usher in democratic change across eastern Europe, died on Monday aged 86.
Berlusconi’s daughter denies planning to enter politics
ROME (Reuters) – Silvio Berlusconi’s oldest daughter Marina denied speculation on Monday within her father’s party that she could replace him as center-right leader due to the billionaire former prime minister’s legal difficulties.
Special Report: As Egypt’s Brotherhood retreats, risk of extremism rises
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) – In Egypt’s second city, medical student Ahmed Nabil lives in fear that the police may come and arrest him any day. As a member of the Muslim Brotherhood, he is part of a movement facing an onslaught by the security forces …
Five killed as car ploughs into crowd in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square
BEIJING (Reuters) – Five people were killed and dozens injured on Monday, the government said, when a car ploughed into pedestrians and caught fire in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, the site of 1989 pro-democracy protests bloodily suppressed by the milita…
Trial adjourned for China anti-graft activists
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese anti-graft activists who agitated for officials to disclose their assets went on trial on Monday in the first case of its kind, underscoring the limits of government tolerance of challenges to its authority.
India opposition urges tighter safety for top candidate Modi after blasts
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s main opposition party demanded on Monday protection for its candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, after a series of small blasts killed six people shortly before he addressed a weekend rally.
Bangladesh poll protest violence kills 15 in four days
DHAKA (Reuters) – At least 15 Bangladeshis have been killed and hundreds wounded in all-too familiar political violence, police said on Monday, the second day of a strike led by opposition supporters demanding elections be held under a non-partisan adm…
Election shows Georgia’s democracy maturing: observers
TBILISI (Reuters) – European observers on Monday gave Georgia’s presidential election a clean bill of health, saying it was “positive and transparent” and respected freedoms of expression, movement and assembly.
Indonesia politician grabs new headlines by banning monkey business
JAKARTA (Reuters) – On the congested streets of Indonesia’s capital, chained monkeys are a surreal sideshow. Some ride tiny bicycles wearing baby doll masks or shake people’s hands for small change.
Israel shoots down Gaza rocket, readies prisoner release
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Palestinians in the Gaza Strip fired two rockets at a southern Israeli coastal city on Monday and Israel’s Iron Dome interceptor shot down one while the other fell into the sea, a military spokeswoman said.
