UK’s Osborne hails growing economy, slams ‘disastrous’ Labour plans
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister George Osborne will declare on Monday that an accelerating economy vindicates his austerity program and accuse his political opponents of promising a “disastrous” change of course.
Conservative Solberg expected to win Norway election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s center-right opposition, promising tax cuts, privatisation and a smaller government, is set for a sweeping election win on Monday, ousting a Labour-led government accused of wasting a once-in-a-lifetime economic boom.
Gunmen kill at least 11 people in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead at least 11 people and injured 15 others in a series of attacks on bars in a village near Guatemala City on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
Uruguayan found alive after four months lost in the Andes: Argentine media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A 58-year-old Uruguayan man who disappeared four months ago in the remote Andes Mountains was found alive on Sunday, after he spent a brutal winter eating rats and raisins to survive, local media reported.
As elections approach, a move to reaffirm a shaky Afghan alliance
KABUL (Reuters) – On a warm, late August evening in Kabul, a long line of black, armoured four-wheel-drives rolled into a palatial compound owned by Abdul Rashid Dostum, an infamous Afghan warlord turned political powerbroker.
Putin foe manages strong showing in Moscow vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An ally of President Vladimir Putin was heading for victory in a Moscow mayoral election on Sunday but opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s unexpectedly strong showing could alarm the Kremlin and fuel Russia’s flagging protest movement…
Italian and Belgian freed after being kidnapped in Syria
ROME (Reuters) – Italian journalist Domenico Quirico and Belgian teacher and writer Pierre Piccinin da Prata have been freed after being kidnapped in Syria in early April, officials said on Sunday.
Moscow mayoral candidate says he is certain of victory
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Kremlin ally Sergei Sobyanin told supporters he is certain he will end up the winner of the mayoral election that was held in the Russian capital on Sunday, the Interfax news agency reported.
Qatar raps Israel as Kerry seeks Arab support for talks
PARIS (Reuters) – Qatar faulted Israel for building Jewish settlements on Sunday after U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry briefed Arab diplomats in an effort to garner support for nascent Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations.
Sinai Islamists claim responsibility for attack on Egypt minister
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Sinai-based Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis claimed responsibility on Sunday for an attempt last week to kill the Egyptian interior minister in Cairo, and promised more attacks in revenge for a crackdown on Egypt’s Is…
