Three Latin American leftist leaders offer asylum to Snowden
LA PAZ/CARACAS (Reuters) – Bolivia offered asylum on Saturday to former U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, joining leftist allies Venezuela and Nicaragua in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret U…
Portuguese PM makes coalition partner his deputy, to end crisis
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s prime minister promoted the head of the junior coalition party to be his deputy on Saturday, hoping to end a political rift that threatened to bring down the government and endanger the country’s bailout.
Egypt’s second Islamist party opposes choice of ElBaradei as PM
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s second biggest Islamist group, which had initially backed a military-led political roadmap to guide the country to new elections, opposed the nomination of liberal politician Mohamed ElBaradei as interim prime minister, a part…
Runaway freight train explodes, levels center of Canada town
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – A driverless freight train carrying tankers of crude oil derailed at high speed and exploded into a giant fireball in the middle of a small Canadian town early on Saturday, destroying dozens of buildings and leaving an …
Syrian opposition chooses Saudi-backed leader
ISTANBUL/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s fractious opposition elected a new leader on Saturday but rebel groups were reported to be fighting among themselves in a sign of growing divisions on the ground between factions trying to topple President Bashar al-…
Brazil’s Rousseff denies plans for post-protest Cabinet shakeup
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff firmly denied on Saturday any plans to shake up her Cabinet, following the country’s largest protests in 20 years.
Italy’s most wanted drug trafficker caught in Colombia
ROME (Reuters) – A suspected Italian mafia boss described as Europe’s most wanted drug trafficker and the world’s biggest cocaine importer was arrested in Colombia on Saturday and deported to Italy.
Leading Sunni cleric says in fatwa Egyptians should back Mursi
RIYADH (Reuters) – A leading Qatar-based cleric declared in a religious edict, or fatwa, on Saturday that Egyptians should support ousted President Mohamed Mursi of the Muslim Brotherhood and the military should withdraw from the political scene.
Italian ministers asked to post salaries, assets online
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta’s office said on Saturday it had asked all the ministers in his cabinet as well as junior government officials to declare their salaries and assets online in an effort to boost transparency.
North, South Korea officials hold talks on joint industrial zone
SEOUL (Reuters) – North and South Korean officials held talks on Saturday seeking a way to reopen a jointly run industrial zone, a rare source of steady cash for the impoverished North, a month after their last attempt at dialogue collapsed in acrimony…
