Opposition vows mass protest over Cambodian election deadlock
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The result remains hotly disputed, but Cambodia’s recent general election has put long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on a collision course with a resurgent opposition and revealed widespread unhappiness with his iron-fisted rule…
Australia PM Rudd criticizes Rupert Murdoch role in election race
CANBERRA (Reuters) – Global media mogul Rupert Murdoch has waded into Australia’s election race, calling a key ruling party platform unaffordable and drawing accusations from Prime Minister Kevin Rudd that he was trying to oust his struggling governmen…
Syrian rebels capture military airport near Turkey
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels captured a main military airport near the border with Turkey on Tuesday, consolidating their hold on a key supply route north of the city of Aleppo, opposition activists said.
One Sudanese soldier killed in clash with South Sudan
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – One Sudanese soldier was killed on Monday in a clash with troops from South Sudan after a patrol from the south crossed the border, a Sudanese military spokesman said.
Syrian rebels capture military airport near Turkey
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebels captured a main military airport near the border with Turkey on Tuesday, consolidating their hold on a key supply route north of the city of Aleppo, opposition activists said.
Iran’s Rouhani pulls off cabinet balancing act
DUBAI (Reuters) – By choosing ministers known more for their experience than their political views, President Hassan Rouhani has proposed a cabinet that achieves a rare feat in Iranian politics – it satisfies both reformist and conservative factions.
Chilean judge closes Pinochet embezzlement case, family not charged
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean court decided on Monday not to charge any of late dictator Augusto Pinochet’s family members in a long-running investigation into the origin of the general’s fortune and his suspected embezzlement of public funds.
Syrian rebels push into Assad’s Alawite mountain stronghold
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syrian rebel fighters armed with anti-tank missiles pushed toward President Bashar al-Assad’s hometown of Qardaha on Monday, the second day of a surprise offensive in the heartland of his minority Alawite sect, opposition activists sa…
Spanish pedophile pardoned in Morocco arrested in Spain
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police have arrested a convicted pedophile who was pardoned by Morocco’s King Mohamed VI last week, a source at Spain’s Interior Ministry said on Monday.
Egypt’s Brotherhood rejects appeal to ‘swallow reality’
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood on Monday rejected pleas from international envoys to “swallow the reality” that Mohamed Mursi will not return as Egypt’s president.
