Czech PM says will resign after losing confidence vote
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech Prime Minister Jiri Rusnok said he and his government would resign as required by the constitution after failing to win a vote of confidence in parliament on Wednesday.
Czech party calls parliament session to vote on early election
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech conservative party TOP09 asked on Wednesday for a special parliamentary session to discuss holding an early election, raising the chances of fresh polls late this year before a regular vote due next May.
Yemen turmoil could stall Obama’s effort to close Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Turmoil in Yemen and the warnings of attacks that prompted the United States to shut diplomatic missions across the Middle East could hinder President Barack Obama’s plans to close Guantanamo Bay prison.
Yemeni former bin Laden aide pledged to fight for generations
LONDON (Reuters) – Nasser al-Wuhayshi, the head of Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) whose alleged communications with al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri sparked a worldwide terrorism alert, is a veteran of global jihad who has promised the West …
Mexico president weighs energy reform, delays unveiling
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s government has pushed back to next week the unveiling of a proposed energy sector overhaul, as President Enrique Pena Nieto on Wednesday weighed the political cost of a divisive bill to revamp an ailing oil industry.
U.S. says still time for dialogue in Egypt, urges compromise
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ending Egypt’s political crisis will require compromise and there is still time for dialogue, the State Department said on Wednesday, as international envoys returned home and Egypt’s interim government said the talks had failed….
Mali election frontrunner’s nationalist stance strikes popular chord
BAMAKO (Reuters) – A glance at billboards on the scruffy streets of Mali’s capital Bamako says much about the difference between the rivals for the presidency in Sunday’s runoff vote, and the prospects for peace in the West African country.
Mali court confirms ex-PM Keita’s election lead, runoff needed
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s top court on Wednesday confirmed that former prime minister Ibrahim Boubacar Keita won a July 28 presidential vote but fell short of an outright majority, meaning he will face ex-finance minister Soumaila Cisse in a runoff on …
Fire guts Kenya’s main airport, chokes regional gateway
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A fire engulfed Kenya’s main airport on Wednesday, forcing the suspension of international passenger flights and choking a vital travel gateway to east Africa.
Swiss interrogate Kazakh oligarch Ablyazov’s extended family
GENEVA/ZURICH (Reuters) – The Swiss authorities are interrogating the extended family of Mukhtar Ablyazov, a Kazakh oligarch arrested last week in France on fraud charges after 18 months on the run, and have effectively frozen some assets, a prosecutor…
