Guinea opposition secures key seat in tense parliament vote
CONAKRY (Reuters) – Guinea’s election authorities on Thursday declared an opposition politician winner of the country’s most hotly contested parliamentary seat, a result that should ease tensions and is likely to deny the ruling party of an outright ma…
Russia, U.S. deny date set for Syria peace conference
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A senior Syrian official said on Thursday that a long-delayed international conference aimed at ending his country’s civil war was scheduled for November 23-24, but co-organizers Russia and the United States said no date had been set…
Police arrest 40 as Canada shale gas protest turns violent
(Reuters) – Police in the eastern Canadian province of New Brunswick arrested about 40 people on Thursday after efforts to dismantle a highway barricade turned violent and protesters against shale gas exploration set several police vehicles on fire.
Nuclear deal with Iran not close: senior Western diplomat
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A senior western diplomat cautioned on Thursday that any breakthrough in diplomacy over Iran’s nuclear program was not “close”, seeking to dampen expectations the next round of talks on November 7-8 could lead to a deal.
Spate of attacks on Shi’ite Muslims kills 59 people in Iraq
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Attacks on Shi’ite Muslims killed at least 59 people across Iraq on Thursday, including a suicide truck bomb targeting members of the country’s Shabak minority, police and medics said.
Obama, Italy’s Letta compare notes on budget woes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama and Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta congratulated each other on Thursday for surviving extended budget crises and pledged to work together to advance U.S.-EU trade talks and address security issues.
Rebel snipers kill high-ranking Syrian general
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Rebel snipers killed a top-ranking general in Syrian military intelligence on Thursday, state television and opposition activists said.
Pirate attacks by heavily armed gangs surge off Nigerian coast
LONDON (Reuters) – Pirate attacks off Nigeria’s coast have jumped by a third this year with ships passing through West Africa’s Gulf of Guinea, a major commodities hub, increasingly under threat from gangs wanting to snatch cargoes and crews.
Renamo rebels kill seven Mozambique soldiers: local media
MAPUTO (Reuters) – Suspected Renamo guerrillas killed seven Mozambican soldiers in an ambush on Thursday near the former rebel group’s remote mountain hideout, local media said, the latest flare-up in a simmering insurgency.
Italy’s Monti quits party as budget opposition mounts
ROME (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Mario Monti on Thursday left the party he founded this year as political tensions over Italy’s 2014 budget raised a new threat to the stability of Enrico Letta’s government.
