Sarkozy’s party fundraising drive boosts comeback hopes
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s hopes of a political comeback got a boost on Tuesday after a fundraising campaign he spearheaded to avert a financial crisis for his conservative UMP party raised 8.3 million euros in less tha…
Morocco’s Islamists set for power deal with centre right
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s ruling Islamists look set to form a new coalition government with a liberal party after their previous conservative partners walked out in a row centered on cuts to fuel and food subsidies.
Uganda arrests soldier who queried Museveni’s son on promotions
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has arrested an army captain who publicly questioned President Yoweri Museveni’s son over why some soldiers were being promoted faster than others, an issue some Ugandans say is linked to Museveni’s succession plans.
Bo Xilai’s son enrolls at prestigious U.S. law school
(Reuters) – The son of disgraced Chinese senior politician Bo Xilai does not plan to return to his homeland for his father’s trial as he prepares for his first year at Columbia Law School in New York, according to two people familiar with the situation…
Italy’s top court begins crucial Berlusconi case hearing
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s supreme court heard on Tuesday Silvio Berlusconi’s last appeal against a jail sentence and ban from public office for tax fraud in a case which could threaten the survival of the shaky coalition government.
Worker shot dead near Lonmin’s South Africa mine: police
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A 49-year-old worker was shot dead at the weekend near Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa, stirring worries of new labor tension in the troubled platinum mining belt that has been racked by a violent union dispute over the …
European Union to continue Egypt mediation: Ashton
CAIRO (Reuters) – The European Union will continue its efforts to mediate an end to the crisis in Egypt, foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday at the end of a visit to Cairo.
Tunisia’s biggest union urges Islamist-led government to quit
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s largest labor union called on Tuesday for the dissolution of the Islamist-led government, and the interior minister, a leading independent, said he was ready to resign.
Zimbabwe riot police deploy on eve of tight election
HARARE (Reuters) – Heavily armed riot police deployed in potential election flashpoints in Zimbabwe on Tuesday on the eve of a poll showdown between President Robert Mugabe and Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai that remains too close to call.
Thousands mourn victims of Italian bus crash
POZZUOLI, Italy (Reuters) – Thousands of people packed into a sports hall in the southern town of Pozzuoli on Tuesday to commemorate 38 people who died when a coach plunged 25 meters (80 ft) off a motorway viaduct in one of the worst road accidents in …
