Leftist former French prime minister Mauroy dies
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French prime minister Pierre Mauroy, who pushed through a string of worker benefits as the head of modern France’s first Socialist government, has died aged 84, the government said on Friday.
Protesters allow out bankers, lawmakers trapped in Bosnian parliament
SARAJEVO (Reuters) – Around 1,500 lawmakers, government employees and international bankers stuck inside Bosnia’s parliament for 14 hours were allowed to leave the building in the early hours of Friday after a deal was reached with blockading protester…
Russia’s Putin and wife say their marriage is over
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, told Russians on Thursday that their 30-year marriage was over, confirming longstanding speculation that they had separated.
North Korea reopens hotline with South, seeks weekend talks
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea reopened a Red Cross hotline with South Korea on Friday and invited officials from Seoul to talks over the weekend, a further sign the North wants to improve ties after a barrage of threats to wage war this year.
Seven Georgian soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated a small truck loaded with explosives in southern Afghanistan, killing seven Georgian soldiers, NATO and Georgian officials said on Friday, and the Afghan Taliban claimed responsibility.
France, Japan join forces for larger share of nuclear market
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan and France on Friday agreed to boost nuclear cooperation to secure a larger share of global atomic energy markets as Tokyo’s pro-nuclear government looks to restart reactors despite public unease in the wake of the Fukushima dis…
Russia says detained senior Islamist militant who planned Moscow region attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police detained the alleged head of a disbanded Islamist cell that had planned a series of attacks in Moscow, Russia’s counterterrorism agency said on Thursday.
Russia says detained senior Islamist militant who planned Moscow region attack
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police detained the alleged head of a disbanded Islamist cell that had planned a series of attacks in Moscow, Russia’s counterterrorism agency said on Thursday.
Bomb explodes outside home of Greek prison director
ATHENS (Reuters) – A time bomb exploded outside the Athens home of a Greek prison director overnight on Friday, smashing windows and slightly injuring one woman in the face, police officials said.
Japan approves national security council bills amid China tensions
TOKYO (Reuters) – Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government on Friday approved legislation to set up a national security council, moving to strengthen the premier’s grip on foreign policy in the face of North Korean missile threats and a territorial dispu…
