Car bomb kills Syrian Kurdish politician
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A prominent Syrian Kurdish politician was assassinated early on Tuesday outside his home near the Turkish border when a bomb planted in his car exploded.
Veteran Pakistani politician elected president
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Mamnoon Hussain, a veteran Pakistani politician and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s trusted ally, was elected president on Tuesday in a vote by legislators for the largely ceremonial post of head of state.
India’s Congress Party agrees to create new state in south
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s ruling Congress party approved on Tuesday the creation of a new southern state, a move that has revived deep political divisions and raised fears of violence in the area, home to global firms including Google.
Zimbabwean exiles stage Mandela statue ‘freedom’ protest
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – Three Zimbabwean exiles chained themselves to a statue of anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela in South Africa on Tuesday, saying they wanted “freedom” for their homeland on the eve of elections there.
Tunisia’s ruling party says open to creating new government
TUNIS (Reuters) – The Islamist Ennahda party, which heads Tunisia’s government, is open to creating a new government but refuses to dissolve the transitional Constituent Assembly which is only weeks away from finalizing a draft constitution, a party of…
Sarkozy’s party fundraising drive boosts comeback hopes
PARIS (Reuters) – Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s hopes of a political comeback got a boost on Tuesday after a fundraising campaign he spearheaded to avert a financial crisis for his conservative UMP party raised 8.3 million euros in less tha…
Morocco’s Islamists set for power deal with centre right
RABAT (Reuters) – Morocco’s ruling Islamists look set to form a new coalition government with a liberal party after their previous conservative partners walked out in a row centered on cuts to fuel and food subsidies.
Uganda arrests soldier who queried Museveni’s son on promotions
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Uganda has arrested an army captain who publicly questioned President Yoweri Museveni’s son over why some soldiers were being promoted faster than others, an issue some Ugandans say is linked to Museveni’s succession plans.
Bo Xilai’s son enrolls at prestigious U.S. law school
(Reuters) – The son of disgraced Chinese senior politician Bo Xilai does not plan to return to his homeland for his father’s trial as he prepares for his first year at Columbia Law School in New York, according to two people familiar with the situation…
Italy’s top court begins crucial Berlusconi case hearing
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s supreme court heard on Tuesday Silvio Berlusconi’s last appeal against a jail sentence and ban from public office for tax fraud in a case which could threaten the survival of the shaky coalition government.
