Berlusconi says Italy needs justice reform or elections
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s center right must push for reform of the justice system or seek new elections, former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi told lawmakers from his People of Freedom Party, according to a source at the meeting on Friday.
Brazil enacts tough anti-bribery law required by OECD
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Bribing a public official in Brazil could become a very onerous mistake for local and foreign businesses under a law enacted on Friday that for the first time makes companies liable for bribes paid by their employees.
U.S., Arab nations working to bring Egypt parties together: Kerry
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and other nations are working to bring Egypt’s interim government and the Muslim Brotherhood together to find a peaceful resolution to the current crisis, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Friday.
U.N. chief names former Bulgarian foreign minister as Iraq envoy
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday appointed former Bulgarian Foreign Minister Nickolay Mladenov as his special envoy to Iraq, where security has deteriorated as Sunni Islamist groups step up an insurgency against t…
Kikwete says wants to mend Tanzania’s ‘shaken’ Rwanda relations
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete said on Friday relations with Rwanda had soured because of his efforts to bring peace to neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo.
Greek civil aviation workers call strike against layoffs
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek civil aviation workers plan to disrupt flights for three days next week in protest at government plans to fire 300 airport staff, their union said on Friday.
Czech president told to cut smoking, drinking due to health
PRAGUE (Reuters) – Czech President Milos Zeman, known for his love of alcohol and smoking, was told on Friday to drastically cut down on both after being diagnosed with diabetes, the health minister said.
Hezbollah leader slams Israel in rare public speech
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah emerged from hiding on Friday to deliver his first major speech in years, addressing a rally in his southern Beirut stronghold in support of the Palestinian conflict against Israel.
Zimbabwe economic recovery hangs in balance after Mugabe victory
HARARE (Reuters) – A disputed election victory by Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe’s ZANU-PF this week threatens a fragile economic recovery as the party warned it would speed up a drive to seize majority stakes in foreign firms.
Egypt’s Sisi sees need for political solution: ElBaradei
CAIRO (Reuters) – Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi understands that there must be a political solution to Egypt’s crisis, Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei said in an interview published on Friday, adding that the general was not thinking of running for …
