Czech Social Democrat chief defies party call to resign
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Social Democrat leader Bohuslav Sobotka refused to resign as party chairman on Sunday, defying calls from the rest of the party leadership to step down after a winning only a narrow election victory over the weekend.
Analysis: Chile’s Bachelet set to return to power, but obstacles await
RANCAGUA, Chile (Reuters) – Michelle Bachelet is a safe bet to return to power in Chile’s presidential election, but she is now promoting a more ambitious program of leftist reforms and will need every ounce of her political skill to push them through….
Blasts kill five at rally for Indian opposition candidate Modi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Explosions at an Indian election rally killed five people and wounded 83 in the eastern city of Patna on Sunday, the chief minister of Bihar state said.
In Libya’s east, a former rebel commander tests Tripoli
BREGA, Libya (Reuters) – For Libyan militia leader Ibrahim al-Jathran, shutting down half the country’s oil production with an armed militia is not a crime, it is the start of a just battle for a fair share of country’s petroleum wealth.
Ally of Georgia’s billionaire PM to be president: exit polls
TBILISI (Reuters) – Georgy Margvelashvili, an ally of billionaire Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili, won a landslide victory in a presidential election in Georgia on Sunday, exit polls showed.
Poland’s ruling party regains ground over main opposition
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s ruling Civic Platform (PO) has overtaken its main opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) for the first time since April, an opinion poll by TNS Polska for public television showed on Sunday.
U.N. peacekeeper killed as Congo’s army gains ground against rebels
KINSHASA (Reuters) – A U.N. peacekeeper was killed and another injured during a third day of fighting between government forces and rebels in eastern Congo on Sunday, as the army pressed toward the rebel stronghold of Rutshuru.
Spaniards rally against European court’s freeing of ETA member
MADRID (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied in Madrid on Sunday to protest against a European court ruling which released an ETA member from jail and opened the way for dozens of other convicted Basque separatists to walk free.
Syria submits plan to destroy its chemical weapons: OPCW
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria has submitted a declaration of its chemical weapons program and a plan to eliminate them to the world’s chemical weapons watchdog, the organization said on Sunday, meeting the first major deadline of the destruction plan.
Somalia journalists beaten, radio stations taken off air: union
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali security agents stormed and shut down two radio stations, beat and detained reporters, and impounded their equipment, their union said.
