Merkel says has spoken with SPD, talks with others not ruled out
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel said on Monday she had already been in contact with the main opposition Social Democrats (SPD) about a possible governing coalition following Sunday’s election but did not exclude speaking to other potential p…
Angry Bangladesh garment workers protest over pay, factories shut
DHAKA (Reuters) – More than 100 Bangladeshi garment factories were forced to shut on Monday as thousands of workers protested to demand a $100 a month minimum wage and about 50 people were injured in clashes, police and witnesses said.
Police database of Roma stirs outrage in Sweden
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Swedish police have established a database of Roma, the force said on Monday, confirming a newspaper report that a government minister condemned as “unethical, unacceptable and illegal”.
Sudan police fire tear gas to end protest over fuel subsidies
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudanese police fired tear gas on Monday to disperse hundreds of people protesting in the capital Khartoum against the lifting of petrol subsidies by veteran President Omar Hassan al-Bashir.
China releases list of goods banned from export to North Korea
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has released a list of technologies and goods banned from export to North Korea because of their possible use in building nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, the Ministry of Commerce said on Monday.
Black smoke rises from besieged Nairobi shopping mall: witness
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Black smoke was seen rising and several blasts were heard on Monday in the area of a Nairobi shopping mall where Islamist militants are holed up with hostages, a Reuters witness said.
Suicide bomber in Russia’s North Caucasus kills two, injures 20
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A suicide bomber killed two people and injured around 20 outside a police station in Russia’s North Caucasus region of Dagestan, a regional Interior Ministry spokesman said.
Spain attracted record number of foreign visitors in August
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain recorded the best month on record for foreign tourists in August, with 8.3 million holidaymakers from abroad coming to soak up the sun, including many seeking to avoid political unrest in resorts elsewhere such as in Egypt and …
Leader of Merkel’s outgoing coalition ally offers to step down: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – Philipp Roesler offered to step down as leader of Germany’s Free Democrats (FDP) on Monday, FDP sources said, a day after his party suffered the worst election result in its history and crashed out of parliament for the first time.
Golden Dawn loses support after rapper killing: poll
ATHENS (Reuters) – Support for Greece’s Golden Dawn has fallen by 2.5 percentage points after the fatal stabbing of an anti-racism rapper by a supporter of the far-right party and most Greeks believe it threatens democracy, a poll showed on Monday.
