Indonesia MPs seal fuel price hike after backing help for poor
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament paved the way on Monday for a jump in gasoline and diesel prices after months of delay that have undermined confidence in the government and the ability of Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to continue growing …
Iranian discontent unlikely to bring nuclear change: Israel
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Iran’s election has exposed popular discontent with the Tehran government but is unlikely to bring about any change in Iranian nuclear policy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Reuters on Monday.
Portuguese teachers boycott exams in anti-austerity strike
LISBON (Reuters) – Thousands of teachers across Portugal walked away from final exams held at secondary schools on Monday to protest against planned spending cuts in education, leaving many pupils unable to take the tests, unions said.
AU commission chief says up to Zimbabwe to sort out election row
GENEVA (Reuters) – Zimbabweans themselves must resolve a row over President Robert Mugabe’s decision to call an election on July 31, the head of the African Union commission said on Monday.
Kenyan police kill two in raids on suspected militants’ homes
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Kenyan police shot dead two suspected militants on Monday who they said were planning attacks in the country on behalf of Somalia’s al Shabaab.
Guinea’s June 30 poll date no longer possible: elections body
CONAKRY (Reuters) – A repeatedly delayed parliamentary election meant to seal Guinea’s transition to civilian rule will have to be postponed again after the government and opposition failed to agree on how to run the vote, a spokesman for the elections…
Indonesia MPs approve package paving way for fuel price hike
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament approved compensation measures for the poor on Monday that the government has demanded before it would agree to cut costly fuel price subsidies which are blamed for undermining confidence in Southeast Asia’s b…
Bulgarian PM vows transparency on security chief issue
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s prime minister pledged on Monday to seek wide public support in picking a new head of state security after street protests forced the two-week old Socialist-led government to ditch its original candidate.
South Africa’s Mandela ‘doing very well’: daughter
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Former South African president Nelson Mandela, who is being treated in hospital for a lung infection, is “doing very well”, his daughter said on Monday.
Russia says it will not allow Syria no-fly zones
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia, a veto-wielding member of the U.N. Security Council, will not permit no-fly zones to be imposed over Syria, Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said on Monday.
