Votes sell for about $5 in Afghanistan as presidential race begins
MARCO, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Sayed Gul walked into a small mud brick room in eastern Afghanistan, a bundle wrapped in a shawl on his back. With a flick, he plonked the package onto a threadbare carpet and hundreds of voter cards spilled out.
Over 1,600 migrants rounded up after ethnic riots in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police rounded up more than 1,600 migrants on Monday in Moscow after rioting swept through a southern neighborhood over a fatal stabbing of a Russian that many residents blame on a man from the Caucasus region.
Bomb found in Lebanon’s Hezbollah stronghold on eve of Muslim holiday
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese security forces defused a car bomb on Monday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of the Shi’ite Muslim militia group Hezbollah.
Mexican cholera outbreak spreads, preventative campaign launched
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A cholera outbreak in central Mexico has risen to 159 confirmed cases and spread to four states as well as the capital, the country’s health minister said on Monday.
Nobel Prize U.S. winner warns of ‘bubbly’ global home prices
WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – One of three American economists who won the 2013 economics Nobel prize on Monday for research into market prices and asset bubbles expressed alarm at the rapid rise in global housing prices.
Russia opens case against potash boss, seeks extradition
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has opened a criminal investigation into the chief executive of potash producer Uralkali, Vladislav Baumgertner, and will request his extradition from Belarus, federal investigators said on Monday.
Kurdish militant leader demands meaningful Turkey negotiations
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Jailed Kurdish militant leader Abdullah Ocalan called on Monday for the Turkish government to launch meaningful negotiations with him to end a 29-year conflict or his hope in a fragile peace process would turn to disillusionment.
Austria’s biggest parties agree coalition talks
VIENNA (Reuters) – Leaders of Austria’s two biggest parties on Monday agreed to discuss forming a new government after the pro-Europe coalition partners stumbled last month to their worst election results since the Second World War.
Nigeria says Liechtenstein making excuses to keep Abacha loot
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria accused Liechtenstein of using legal challenges as a pretext to cling on to 185 million euros ($250 million) stolen by former military dictator Sani Abacha who died 14 years ago.
Police arrest man with knife at Buckingham Palace
LONDON (Reuters) – Police arrested a man carrying a knife on Monday as he tried to gain entry to Buckingham Palace, the London residence of Queen Elizabeth, just a month after another security incident at the central London building.
