After softening, ‘Iron Erna’ set to become Norway’s PM
OSLO (Reuters) – Erna Solberg, set to become Norway’s next prime minister, has transformed herself from a tough-minded “Iron Erna” into a softer Conservative more caring about voters’ jobs, health and schools.
Rodman to try ‘basketball diplomacy’ with North Korea
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Former NBA player Dennis Rodman hopes some “basketball diplomacy” will open doors with North Korea and possibly lead to dialogue between its leader Kim Jong-un and U.S. President Barack Obama.
Egypt tightens Sinai security, assesses militant threat
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has tightened control of crossings from the Sinai after an Islamist militant group based in the peninsula said it tried to kill the interior minister in Cairo last week, the state news agency reported on Monday.
Indian judge to rule in landmark gang-rape, murder trial
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – In one of the most highly anticipated verdicts in Indian legal history, a judge will rule on Tuesday whether four men are guilty of raping a woman on a bus in New Delhi and also murdering her, a charge that could see them hanged i…
Tropical Storm Humberto strengthens near Cape Verde
MIAMI (Reuters) – Tropical Storm Humberto strengthened as it swept past the Cape Verde islands on Monday and was expected to grow into the first hurricane of the Atlantic storm season, forecasters at the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said.
Left’s backing boosts Mexico tax plan chances, right skeptical
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The Mexican government’s long-awaited tax reform won support from the leftist opposition on Monday, boosting its chances of passing Congress, but the center-right was more skeptical about a plan that foresees running up a budget…
Video shows leader of Algeria, Niger attacks
TUNIS (Reuters) – A video of militants who attacked Algeria’s Amenas gas field and a French mine in Niger shows Islamist leader Mokhtar Belmokhtar praising, briefing and training fighters for his group’s operations in North Africa.
Pro-EU minister: UK’s Cameron won’t win back powers from Europe
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron has little hope of persuading other European Union states to return significant powers to Britain before a promised referendum on whether to stay in the bloc, a senior member of his pro-EU coalition partn…
Greek teachers call strikes against public sector layoffs
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek teachers will kick off the school year with rolling strikes to protest public sector layoffs and forced transfers demanded by the country’s international lenders, labor unions said on Monday.
Berlusconi keeps Italy on edge as Senate committee meets
ROME (Reuters) – A close ally of Silvio Berlusconi warned on Monday that his party could pull out of Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s government if a Senate committee refuses to delay a decision on whether to expel the media mogul from parliament.
