Observers call Azerbaijan vote unfair, opposition plans challenge
BAKU (Reuters) – Opponents of Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said on Thursday they would go to court to challenge his election to a third term, rejecting the result of a vote that international monitors said was seriously flawed.
Germany’s Merkel, Greens agree second round of exploratory talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s victorious conservatives and the Greens party agreed on Thursday to hold further talks on forming a first-ever federal government between the long-time adversaries, party officials said.
Malawi president dissolves cabinet in wake of graft scandal
LILONGWE (Reuters) – Malawi President Joyce Banda dissolved the cabinet on Thursday after police arrested several junior officials in her government in recent weeks on suspicion of stealing state funds.
Premier’s brief ‘arrest’ highlights anarchy in Libya
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan gunmen on the government payroll seized the prime minister in his nightshirt on Thursday and held him for several hours, in a new manifestation of the anarchy that has followed the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi.
Exclusive: U.S. suggests destruction unit for Syria’s chemical weapons
AMSTERDAM/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon is suggesting the world’s chemical weapons watchdog use a U.S.-made mobile destruction unit in Syria to neutralize the country’s toxic stockpile, officials told Reuters.
Egypt criticizes U.S. aid cuts, Washington says not severing ties
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt criticized on Thursday a U.S. decision to curtail military and economic aid to Cairo after a crackdown on the Muslim Brotherhood, although Washington stressed it was not severing ties with its long-standing ally.
Ethiopian premier says Hague court has ‘double standards’
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The International Criminal Court has shown “double standards” by pursuing only Africans so far and should defer trials of Kenya’s leaders or take other steps so they can fulfill their elected offices, Ethiopia’s prime minister s…
Edward Snowden’s father arrives in Russia to meet fugitive son
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Edward Snowden’s father arrived in Moscow on Thursday to visit the former U.S. spy agency contractor who is living in a secret location in Russia beyond the reach of U.S. authorities.
Greek unions to hold 24-hour strike against austerity on November 6
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek workers will hold a 24-hour strike on November 6 to protest against austerity measures and public sector layoffs demanded by the country’s international lenders, unions said on Thursday.
Egypt lifts travel ban on detained Canadians
CAIRO (Reuters) – Two Canadians freed at the weekend after being held in Egypt for more than six weeks without charge were allowed to leave the country on Thursday when authorities lifted a travel ban.
