Afghan women lose political power as fears grow for the future
KABUL (Reuters) – A legal requirement that women make up at least a quarter of all provincial elected officials was quietly removed by conservative male parliamentarians, officials said, the latest in a series of decisions undermining advances in women…
China pressured U.S. university to make him leave, dissident says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Chen Guangcheng, the Chinese dissident who fled his home country to become a visiting scholar at New York University, accused the school on Sunday of asking him to leave because of “unrelenting pressure” from China.
Iranians count on president-elect Rohani to bring change
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian president-elect Hassan Rohani, who won a landslide victory promising better relations abroad and more freedom at home, on Sunday paid his first visit since the vote to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who will ultimately…
Indonesian parliament could pave way Monday for fuel price hikes
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesia’s parliament could pass measures on Monday paving the way for a 33 percent rise in the country’s fuel prices to reduce a government subsidy bill that has cast a shadow over Southeast Asia’s biggest economy.
Peru Humala’s approval rating slips for fourth straight month
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Ollanta Humala’s approval rating fell in June for the fourth straight month to nearly the lowest level of his term, due in part to his refusal to pardon jailed former President Alberto Fujimori, according to a poll r…
Mandela getting better but remains ‘serious’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Nelson Mandela continues to recover in hospital from a lung infection but remains in a serious condition, South African President Jacob Zuma said on Sunday.
Obama, Putin face tough talks on Syria at G8 summit
LOUGH ERNE, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – President Barack Obama will seek the help on Monday of Russia’s Vladimir Putin, Syria’s most powerful ally, to bring Bashar al-Assad to the negotiating table and end a two-year civil war.
Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
AMMAN/LONDON (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria’s rebels, said the West must not arm fighters who eat hu…
Sporadic clashes in Turkey as Erdogan asserts authority
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Sporadic clashes between police and protesters flared up in Istanbul overnight after a weekend in which Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan sought to steal back the agenda, rallying his supporters and expelling demonstrators from an Ista…
Egypt’s Mursi tightens Islamist grip with governor appointments
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi named a member of an Islamist group remembered for a bloody attack on Western tourists in the ancient city of Luxor over a decade ago as governor of that province on Sunday.
