Georgian PM promises not to try to jail Saakashvili
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, hoping to ease fears of instability, says he will not try to jail President Mikheil Saakashvili when his rival steps down after Sunday’s election.
Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party, opposition start crisis talks
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s ruling Islamist party and the opposition began talks on Friday to form a caretaker government and prepare for elections under an agreement to end months of unrest in the country that inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts.
Berlusconi resurrects old party but center-right deeply divided
ROME (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Friday resurrected the party with which he burst into politics 20 years ago, but the move deeply divided Italy’s political center-right.
No confirmation Iran has halted higher-grade enrichment -diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) – Diplomats accredited to the U.N. nuclear watchdog said on Friday they had no information to substantiate word from a senior Iranian parliamentarian that Tehran has halted its most sensitive atomic activity.
Kenyan deputy president must attend his trial, ICC says
THE HAGUE/NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto must attend all sessions of his trial at the International Criminal Court unless specifically excused, appeals judges ruled on Friday, putting the court at odds with Kenya and the Afric…
Madagascar counts presidential election, economy at stake
ANTANANARIVO (Reuters) – Counting began on Friday in Madagascar’s presidential election which voters hope will encourage investors and donors to return to the Indian Ocean island, four years after a coup sent its economy reeling.
Rebels and Congo army clash; Rwanda says it was shelled
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Congo’s M23 rebels clashed with government troops for the first time in nearly two months on Friday, and neighboring Rwanda said Congolese army shells had landed on its territory, raising tensions in the v…
EU leaders rebuff calls for action on Europe’s migration crisis
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union leaders rebuffed calls from southern European states on Friday for emergency action to tackle a wave of illegal migration from Africa despite the deaths of hundreds of people in Mediterranean boat disasters.
DNA tests show Bulgarian couple are parents of girl found in Greece
SOFIA (Reuters) – A Bulgarian Roma couple are the biological parents of a four-year-old blonde girl found in Greece last week, DNA tests showed on Friday, clearing some of the mystery around a case that has captured global attention.
Chile’s Bachelet eyes changes to land, water use rules
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chilean Presidential frontrunner Michelle Bachelet said on Friday she is mulling reforms of land and water-use rules, in the latest hint of what may be in store for the copper powerhouse’s crucial mining and energy sectors.
