Thai Airways Airbus 330 skids off Bangkok runway, 14 injured
BANGKOK (Reuters) – An Airbus 330-300 operated by Thai Airways skidded off the runway at Bangkok’s main international airport after the nose wheel collapsed on landing late Sunday night, injuring 14 passengers, the airline said.
Uruguayan found alive after 4 months lost in the Andes – Argentine media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A 58-year-old Uruguayan man who disappeared four months ago in the remote Andes Mountains was found alive on Sunday, after he spent a brutal winter eating rats and raisins to survive, local media reported.
Italy coalition faces risk as Senate panel meets on Berlusconi
ROME (Reuters) – A special committee of the Italian Senate meets on Monday to consider expelling Silvio Berlusconi following his conviction for tax fraud, a decision that could shatter the fragile ruling coalition and plunge Italy into fresh political …
UK’s Osborne hails growing economy, slams ‘disastrous’ Labour plans
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s finance minister George Osborne will declare on Monday that an accelerating economy vindicates his austerity program and accuse his political opponents of promising a “disastrous” change of course.
Conservative Solberg expected to win Norway election
OSLO (Reuters) – Norway’s center-right opposition, promising tax cuts, privatisation and a smaller government, is set for a sweeping election win on Monday, ousting a Labour-led government accused of wasting a once-in-a-lifetime economic boom.
Gunmen kill at least 11 people in Guatemala
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – Gunmen shot dead at least 11 people and injured 15 others in a series of attacks on bars in a village near Guatemala City on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
Uruguayan found alive after four months lost in the Andes: Argentine media
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – A 58-year-old Uruguayan man who disappeared four months ago in the remote Andes Mountains was found alive on Sunday, after he spent a brutal winter eating rats and raisins to survive, local media reported.
As elections approach, a move to reaffirm a shaky Afghan alliance
KABUL (Reuters) – On a warm, late August evening in Kabul, a long line of black, armoured four-wheel-drives rolled into a palatial compound owned by Abdul Rashid Dostum, an infamous Afghan warlord turned political powerbroker.
Putin foe manages strong showing in Moscow vote
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An ally of President Vladimir Putin was heading for victory in a Moscow mayoral election on Sunday but opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s unexpectedly strong showing could alarm the Kremlin and fuel Russia’s flagging protest movement…
Italian and Belgian freed after being kidnapped in Syria
ROME (Reuters) – Italian journalist Domenico Quirico and Belgian teacher and writer Pierre Piccinin da Prata have been freed after being kidnapped in Syria in early April, officials said on Sunday.
