Congo army says it captured rebel stronghold; peacekeeper killed
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Government forces said they captured the rebel stronghold of Rutshuru on Sunday in a third day of fierce fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in which one U.N. peacekeeper was killed and another injured.
Fernandez coalition loses clout but keeps majority in midterm
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentine leader Cristina Fernandez’s allies took a beating in Sunday’s midterm election, shrinking her congressional majority, snuffing out chances of a constitutional change to allow her a third term and kicking off the conte…
Bomb kills 18 people on way to wedding in eastern Afghanistan
GHAZNI (Reuters) – A roadside bomb in eastern Afghanistan killed 18 people, including at least five women, who were travelling to a wedding party by minibus, a local government official said on Sunday.
Incoming Georgian president is no ‘superman’
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgia’s next president, Georgy Margvelashvili, fits in perfectly with Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili’s vision of a nation free of politicians who want to be “superman”.
Chile’s Bachelet pitches $15 billion plan, vows to back labor unions
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chile’s presidential frontrunner Michelle Bachelet said on Sunday that if elected she will fortify labor unions and roll out an ambitious $15 billion spending program – more than half of which would fund education.
Argentine opposition leader Massa wins Buenos Aires mid-term
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Candidates sponsored by Argentine opposition leader Sergio Massa won the House of Deputies’ midterm election by a 10-percentage-point margin on Sunday in the key province of Buenos Aires, according to an exit poll announced on …
China to hold first trial of anti-graft activists
BEIJING (Reuters) – Three Chinese anti-graft activists who agitated for officials to disclose their assets go on trial on Monday, in the first case of its kind that underscores the limits of the government’s tolerance of challenges to its authority.
Britain braced for hurricane-force ‘St. Jude’ storm
LONDON (Reuters) – Hurricane-force winds are forecast to disrupt road, rail and airport networks on Monday when one of the strongest storms in decades is expected to hit the southern half of Britain during rush-hour, forecasters warned on Sunday.
Power struggle in Czech election winner hits coalition talks
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Attempts to form a new Czech government after this weekend’s election suffered a setback on Sunday when the winning center-left party tried to oust its leader due to an unexpectedly weak showing at the ballot box.
Colombia’s FARC frees ex-U.S. marine after four months in jungle
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombia’s FARC guerrillas have freed a former U.S. marine who was kidnapped in June while he trekked through the jungle in a known guerrilla area, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the U.S. government said on S…
