Sole opposition MP says Ethiopia bottling up strife
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Girma Seifu Maru, Ethiopia’s sole opposition politician in a 547-seat parliament, says the authorities risk provoking social unrest if they do not offer more political space to critical voices.
China denounces Spanish court’s Tibet case against ex-president
BEIJING (Reuters) – China denounced on Monday a decision by a Spanish criminal court to indict former Chinese president Hu Jintao for genocide as part of an investigation into whether his government committed abuses in Tibet.
Kerry says Syria peace conference should be held soon
LONDON (Reuters) – Secretary of State John Kerry called on Monday for a peace conference on Syria “very soon” but said peace would not be possible without a transition government to replace President Bashar al-Assad.
UK court throws out Russian Magnitsky libel case
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s High Court on Monday threw out a libel suit brought against British investment fund manager Bill Browder by a Russian former police officer who denies allegations that he played a part in the death of the lawyer Sergei Magni…
Iran hopeful Geneva talks can lead to ‘nuclear roadmap’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Foreign Minister and chief negotiator Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced hope Iran and world powers can agree at talks this week on a roadmap towards defusing the stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear activity, but warned the process would be comp…
Austrians oppose repeat of two-party ‘grand coalition’: poll
VIENNA (Reuters) – Three quarters of Austrian voters want the country’s two main parties, in power together since 2006, to inject fresh blood into any new coalition by including a third partner, according to an opinion poll published on Monday.
Belgium detains suspected Somali pirate kingpin: media
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Belgium has arrested a suspected Somali pirate leader believed to have earned millions of dollars in ransom payments over years of operating off the East African coast, Belgian media reported on Monday.
More migrants reach Italy as government prepares to boost sea patrols
ROME (Reuters) – A migrant boat carrying 137 people reached Italy from North Africa on Monday as the Italian government prepared to launch new naval and air patrols to prevent repeats of shipwrecks which have drowned hundreds of Africans this month alo…
Merkel starts crucial week of talks on new German government
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel is likely to pick a new coalition partner this week before moving on to detailed negotiations that could produce a new German government within about two months.
Bangladesh garment factory workers detain boss until he pays bonus
DHAKA (Reuters) – Workers at a Bangladeshi garment factory on Monday freed a garment factory boss they had held captive in his office for more than 18 hours after he paid a promised bonus.
