Guinea’s ruling party takes early lead in legislative polls
CONAKRY (Reuters) – The party of Guinean President Alpha Conde has taken an early lead, according to the first results from weekend legislative polls published by the elections commission late on Wednesday.
Gambia pulls out of ‘neo-colonial’ Commonwealth
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambia has withdrawn from the Commonwealth, the 54-member grouping including Britain and most of its former colonies, branding it a “neo-colonial institution,” according to a statement released by the West African nation on Wednesday…
Clashes flare at pro-Mursi march in Egyptian city, one dead
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – A high school student was killed when opponents and supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi clashed in the city of Suez on Wednesday night, medical and security sources said.
Pakistan’s top police bomb disposal unit starved of money and men
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A technician from Pakistan’s top bomb disposal unit packed some aging detonator cord confiscated from the Taliban into a plastic water bottle and reached for a roll of sticky tape.
World powers on ‘right track’ on Syria chemical arms: Putin
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday global powers were “on the right track” with a plan to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons and could avert military intervention in the conflict if they worked together.
Berlusconi U-turn secures Italian government survival
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta won a confidence vote in parliament on Wednesday after Silvio Berlusconi, facing revolt in his own center-right party, backtracked on threats to bring down the government.
Sudan unrest a warning to government to seek dialogue: Britain
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A week of deadly unrest in Sudan should serve as a warning to the government to solve conflicts through national dialogue, a senior British official said on Wednesday, in the strongest foreign criticism of Khartoum’s crackdown on p…
More remains found at site of cruise ship wreck in Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Divers have recovered what could be more human remains from the sea where the Costa Concordia cruise liner sank last year off the Italian island of Giglio, the head of Italy’s civil protection agency said on Wednesday.
Mali frees Tuareg rebel prisoners in bid to revive peace process
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s government freed 23 rebel prisoners on Wednesday under terms of a June ceasefire deal in an effort to revive a stalled peace process after Tuareg separatists pulled out last week.
Indonesia anti-graft agency arrests top judge for alleged bribery
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s main anti-graft agency arrested the chief justice of the constitutional court for alleged bribery on Wednesday, an agency official said, the latest high-profile corruption case to hit Southeast Asia’s largest economy.
