Japan PM Abe seeks personal redemption in upper house election
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is a man with a mission: to erase the bitter stain of defeat and attain personal political redemption with a victory in a national election this month.
Magnitude 7.2 quake strikes below sea east of Papua New Guinea
LONDON (Reuters) – An earthquake measuring 7.2 magnitude struck deep below the sea east of Papua New Guinea on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Wanted militia leader hurt in clashes in Darfur’s biggest city
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – A prominent Sudanese pro-government militia leader wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court was wounded during clashes in the biggest city in the strife-torn Darfur region on Sunday, officials and witnesses said.
Gunmen kill Iraqi policeman with four family members
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – Unidentified gunmen killed a police officer along with four members of his family inside their home in the southern Iraqi city of Hilla late on Sunday, police and medics said.
Egypt presidency says social democrat likely to be premier
CAIRO (Reuters) – Social Democratic lawyer Ziaad Bahaa el-Din is likely to be appointed interim prime minister of Egypt under a deal emerging among the country’s new political forces, a presidential spokesman said on Sunday.
Egypt presidential spokesman sees support for possible interim PM
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian presidential spokesman said on Sunday that there was cross-party support for Social Democratic lawyer Ziaad Bahaa el-Din to be appointed interim prime minister.
Brazil seeks U.S. response to alleged spying on citizens
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Brazil will demand an explanation from the United States over report its citizens’ electronic communications have been under surveillance by U.S. spy agencies for at least a decade, foreign minister Antonio Patriota said on S…
Libyan protesters call for armed militias to be disbanded
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan protesters took to the streets on Sunday calling for the disbanding of militias that have plagued Tripoli since the end of the 2011 war.
Egypt court acquits Mursi critics of inciting violence
CAIRO (Reuters) – A group of leading Egyptian activists on trial for inciting violence during protests against former President Mohamed Mursi were acquitted on Sunday by a court in Cairo, state news agency MENA reported, days after Mursi was ousted by …
Zimbabwe’s Tsvangirai says no chance of fair vote
MARONDERA, Zimbabwe (Reuters) – Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, launching his third campaign to unseat veteran President Robert Mugabe, said nothing had been achieved to ensure a fairer vote but even God now wanted Mugabe to go.
