South Africa’s Ramphele changes mind on opposition leadership role
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Anti-apartheid activist Mamphela Ramphele will not run as the Democratic Alliance’s presidential candidate in this year’s election, South Africa’s main opposition party said on Monday, a blow to hopes a prominent leader would spur…
Strong earthquake strikes off western Greece, hits island of Cephalonia
ATHENS (Reuters) – A strong earthquake rattled the island of Cephalonia in western Greece early on Monday, the second tremor of this scale to hit the region in just over a week.
Cuban boat people land in Cayman, headed for Honduras
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (Reuters) – A 30-foot (9 meter) sailboat with about 30 Cuban refugees aboard docked in the Cayman Islands on Sunday and passengers said they were hoping to reach Honduras.
Pakistan’s privatization tsar embarks on quest to revive economy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Mohammad Zubair was on a cruise dinner with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in Thailand when he was offered the hardest job of his life: privatizing a huge chunk of the economy while fighting resistance from the opposition a…
Three explosions rock Yemeni capital Sanaa
SANAA (Reuters) – Three large explosions were heard in Yemen’s capital Sanaa on Sunday, close to the defense ministry, the central bank and the former president’s home, locals told Reuters.
El Salvador ex-rebel faces gang-fighting conservative in vote
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A former left-wing guerrilla commander faced-off against a conservative rival who wants to send the army in to fight powerful street gangs in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday.
El Salvador ex-rebel faces gang-fighting conservative in vote
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A former left-wing guerrilla commander faced-off against a conservative rival who wants to send the army in to fight powerful street gangs in El Salvador’s presidential election on Sunday.
Ukraine frees tortured activist as president returns to work
KIEV (Reuters) – The Ukrainian government bowed to intense Western pressure on Sunday to let an opposition activist fly abroad for treatment after his abduction, torture and then attempted arrest by police outraged critics of President Viktor Yanukovic…
Demonstrators disregard Thai poll, vow march to oust PM
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thai anti-government protesters planned to forge ahead on Monday with efforts to topple Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, a day after a disrupted election that is unlikely to settle the country’s long-running political conflict.
Sri Lanka rejects ‘reckless’ U.S. criticism of its rights record
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lanka rejected U.S. criticism of its human rights record as “grossly disproportionate” on Sunday, a day after a senior U.S. official said Washington would table a U.N. resolution against Colombo.
