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…
Billionaire PM cements grip in Georgia, ally elected president
TBILISI (Reuters) – A little-known ally of billionaire Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili won a landslide victory in Georgia’s presidential election on Sunday, cementing the ruling coalition’s grip on power after Mikheil Saakashvili’s 10-year rule.
Former South African politician Sexwale arrested in New York: SABC
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Prominent South African businessman and anti-apartheid stalwart Tokyo Sexwale was arrested in New York after his name was on a list of people banned from entering the United States, national broadcaster SABC said on Sunday, cit…
Kurdish militants tighten grip on Syria’s northeast
AMMAN (Reuters) – Kurdish militants sought to consolidate their control of an oil-producing region in northeastern Syria on Sunday after seizing a border crossing with Iraq from Islamist rebels, activists said.
Iran sends out feelers for any return to oil markets
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran is reaching out to its old oil buyers and is ready to cut prices if Western sanctions against it are eased, promising a battle for market share in a world less hungry for oil than when sanctions were imposed.
