France’s Hollande said to back away from reshuffle
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande is unlikely to reshuffle his government before the summer break and will instead urge ministers to sharpen their focus on unemployment and other issues sapping their popularity, sources told Reuters….
Iraqi Kurdish President set to rule for two more years
ARBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – The president of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani is set to stay in office for another two years, after lawmakers voted on Sunday to extend his tenure amid scuffles in parliament and an outcry from opposition parties.
Hungary to raise teachers’ wages in September: minister
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary will raise teachers’ wages from September, a government minister said on Sunday, in a move that could help the ruling Fidesz party cement its robust opinion poll lead ahead of a national election expected next April or May….
Kerry plans return to Middle East after visit yields no deal
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry ended a shuttle diplomacy mission on Sunday without an agreement on resuming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, but said gaps had been narrowed and he would return to the region soon.
German Social Democrats mull ruling out coalition with Merkel: media
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s opposition Social Democrats are considering formally ruling out a coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats after September’s election, according to media reports on Sunday.
Ex-Chad leader Habre arrested ahead of trial in Senegal
DAKAR (Reuters) – Hissene Habre, Chad’s former leader, was arrested on Sunday in Senegal, where he has been living in freely in exile for 22 years despite accusations of political killing and torture during his time in power, a court spokesman said.
Mired in recession, Croatia joins troubled EU
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia becomes the 28th member of the European Union at midnight on Sunday, passing a milestone in its recovery from war but anxious over the troubled state of its economy and the bloc it is joining.
Obamas tour Mandela’s island jail before Africa speech
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – U.S. President Barack Obama and his family visited South Africa’s bleak former prison of Robben Island on Sunday to pay tribute to ex-inmate Nelson Mandela, now critically ill in hospital.
At least 30 killed by fuel truck explosion in Uganda
KAMPALA (Reuters) – At least 30 people were killed and scores more injured when a fuel tanker exploded on a highway in Uganda, a major transit route for fuel heading from Kenya to land-locked east African states, a police spokesman said on Sunday.
Kazakhstan trade trip poses human rights test for UK’s Cameron
ATYRAU, Kazakhstan (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron flew into Kazakhstan on Sunday to help inaugurate the world’s costliest oil project and seal new business deals, but faced immediate pressure to denounce the country’s poor human right…
