Mexico opposition leads in Baja California, boosting reform pact
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s opposition conservatives were heading for victory in a regional election early on Monday, likely bolstering a fragile national cross-party pact forged to broker economic reforms.
Czech prosecutors seek to charge former PM Necas
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech prosecutors asked the lower house of parliament to lift the immunity of former prime minister Petr Necas on Monday, the first time in the country’s modern history that a head of government may face criminal charges.
Israel jails Arab citizen who briefly joined Syria’s rebels
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel sentenced an Arab citizen to 30 months’ imprisonment on Monday for endangering national security by briefly joining Syrian rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad.
Liberal Jewish women activists blocked at Western Wall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Several thousand ultra-Orthodox protesters effectively blocked Jewish women activists campaigning for equal worship rights at the Western Wall from holding a monthly prayer session on Monday at the holy site.
Egypt says on track to form interim government despite violence
CAIRO (Reuters) – Violent clashes that led to at least 42 deaths in front of Egypt’s Republican Guard compound on Monday will not derail efforts to form an interim government, presidency spokesman Ahmed Elmoslmany said.
Egypt interim leadership sets up committee to investigate attack
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s interim administration expressed “deep regret” for those killed in violence in Cairo on Monday, it said in a statement carried on the state news agency.
Yemeni colonel shot dead in ambush near home: defense ministry
ADEN (Reuters) – A Yemeni army commander was shot dead in eastern Yemen on Monday as he was leaving home for work, the Yemeni Defense Ministry website said on Monday.
Pope Francis commemorates migrant dead at Lampedusa
LAMPEDUSA, Italy (Reuters) – Pope Francis celebrated mass on the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa on Monday to commemorate thousands of migrants who have died crossing the sea from North Africa, underlining his drive to put the poor at the heart of hi…
Muslim Brotherhood says army chief wants Syria’s fate for Egypt
CAIRO (Reuters) – The Muslim Brotherhood said on Monday that the chief of the armed forces wanted to drive Egypt to the same fate as Syria after at least 42 people were killed in a shooting in Cairo.
Polish PM Tusk loses bellwether regional election
WARSAW (Reuters) – The party of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk lost an election for mayor of a provincial city that had been one of his strongholds, a sign of the toll the economic slump is taking on the government’s popularity.
