Israel cabinet okays plan to curb government spending growth
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved a Finance Ministry proposal to tighten spending limits on the government’s budget starting in 2015.
Lebanese ex-minister buried to anti-Hezbollah chants
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Mourners chanting anti-Hezbollah slogans laid to rest former Lebanese minister Mohamad Chatah on Sunday after he was killed by a car bomb his allies blame on the powerful Shi’ite group.
Ukrainian opposition focuses on 2015 election as protests wane
KIEV (Reuters) – Tacitly acknowledging that street protests would not topple Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, one of his leading rivals told demonstrators on Sunday that the opposition would steer the country back towards Europe after winning the…
Saudi royal faces death penalty for murder: newspaper
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi prince who murdered a fellow Saudi may be executed, a newspaper reported on Sunday, in a rare example of a member of the kingdom’s ruling family facing the death penalty.
Protesters gather at Libyan ministries demanding PM quit
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Protesters gathered outside ministries and major institutions across Libya’s capital on Sunday, state news agency Lana reported, and those at the foreign ministry said they wanted Prime Minister Ali Zeidan to quit.
French ‘millionaire’s tax’ gets constitutional go-ahead
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s Constitutional Council gave the green light on Sunday to a ‘millionaire’s tax’, to be levied on companies that pay salaries of more than 1 million euros ($1.38 million) a year.
Protests against Bangladesh election turn violent
DHAKA (Reuters) – Violent clashes erupted in Bangladesh on Sunday as opposition supporters took to the streets to protest against a January 5 general election which they are boycotting.
Cracking ice bodes well for Antarctica ship rescue
PERTH, Australia (Reuters) – Ice that has trapped a Russian ship with 74 people on board in Antarctica appeared to be cracking up on Sunday, raising hopes for a rescue as a powerful Australian icebreaker approached the stranded vessel.
British police arrest two men over North Sea ferry fire
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said on Sunday they had arrested two men after a suspected arson attack on a ferry in the North Sea carrying more than 1,000 people from Newcastle in England to Amsterdam.
Lightning kills eight worshippers in Malawi church
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A lightning bolt struck a church in Malawi, killing eight worshippers and injuring several others, local media reported.
