British queen’s husband “satisfactory” after operation
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, is making satisfactory progress in hospital after an operation on Friday, a royal spokesman said.
Venezuela proposes ending detention of judge who says she was raped
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s attorney general proposed on Friday to end the house arrest of a female judge who was detained on corruption charges in 2009 and alleged that she was raped in prison.
British queen’s husband, 91, has operation on abdomen
LONDON (Reuters) – Prince Philip, the 91-year-old husband of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth, is recovering in hospital after undergoing an exploratory operation on his abdomen on Friday, a royal spokesman said.
For Lyudmila Putin, solace now that first lady ‘shift’ is done
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Wearing a white veil and a simple long dress, Lyudmila Putin smiles softly from a picture snapped thirty summers ago, holding tight to the hand of a young KGB officer on their wedding day.
Iraq bomber hits Iranian pilgrims, at least nine dead
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A suicide bomber rammed his car into a bus carrying Iranian Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in Iraq on Friday, killing at least nine people in an attack likely carried out by Sunni Muslim insurgents trying to ignite sectarian conflict.
Oscar-winning Azeri says will challenge Aliyev in presidential race
BAKU (Reuters) – An Oscar-winning screenwriter said on Friday that he would challenge President Ilham Aliyev’s decade-long rule over Azerbaijan in October elections, if the opposition names him as their candidate.
Hungary proposes legal changes to allay EU’s democracy concerns: minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary is ready to tweak its constitution to allay European Union criticism that new laws undermine democracy, the country’s foreign minister said on Friday.
Greek PM: extremism will fade once employment picks up
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Support for Greece’s far-right Golden Dawn party will fade once the economy recovers and unemployment declines, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said on Friday.
Malian army and rebels accused of rights abuses ahead of talks
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Rights groups on Friday accused Mali’s army and Tuareg separatist rebels of torturing and killing civilians despite the presence of France’s military, hours before peace talks between the two sides were due to begin.
Former dental hygienist says she had “true love” for Berlusconi
MILAN (Reuters) – A former dental hygienist accused of procuring a minor for paid sex with Silvio Berlusconi rejected the charge on Friday and said her relationship with the 76-year-old media billionaire had been based on “true love”.
