Bomb kills two near mosque in Pakistan as attacks spread
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A motorcycle packed with explosives blew up outside a mosque frequented by both Sunni and Shi’ite worshippers in Pakistan’s volatile northwest on Thursday, as the month-old government struggled to curb a rising tide of at…
Exiled dissidents claim Iran building new nuclear site
PARIS/VIENNA (Reuters) – An exiled opposition group said on Thursday it had obtained information about a secret underground nuclear site under construction in Iran, without specifying what kind of atomic activity it believed would be carried out there….
Judges reinstate second genocide charge for Karadzic
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic must stand trial on two counts of genocide, appeals judges at a war crimes court in The Hague said on Thursday, reinstating one count that had been struck down.
Greeks protest job cuts, unemployment hits new high
ATHENS (Reuters) – From police to garbage collectors, Greek municipal workers took to the streets of Athens for a fourth day running on Thursday to protest against government plans to slash public sector jobs, while unemployment figures hit a new high….
No quick fix in sight for Egypt’s energy chaos
LONDON (Reuters) – None of the new ministers to be appointed by Egypt’s military-backed leaders faces an easy task, but perhaps special sympathy should be reserved for the brave soul who takes on the energy ministry.
Portugal president throws politics into disarray
LISBON (Reuters) – Portugal’s president threw the bailed-out euro zone country into disarray on Thursday after rejecting a plan to heal a government rift, igniting what critics called a “time bomb” by calling for early elections next year.
Pay rise for parliamentarians angers austerity-hit Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s members of parliament will get a 9 percent pay rise under a proposal announced on Thursday that outraged a public struggling with wage freezes, high living costs and a government austerity drive.
Germany’s Merkel urges Egypt to include all groups in transition
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday urged Egypt to return to a path of democratic transition as quickly as possible and to ensure that all political powers were included.
Latin American nations fuming over NSA spying allegations
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Irate Latin American nations are demanding explanations from the United States about new allegations that it spied on both allies and foes in the region with secret surveillance programs.
Quebec town grapples with loss in train wreck aftermath
LAC-MEGANTIC, Quebec (Reuters) – Residents of the town of Lac-Megantic in Quebec were coming to grips on Thursday with the reality that 50 of their own were most likely dead in the aftermath of the worst railway disaster in North American in more than …
