With no easy options, Brazil’s Rousseff strains to manage unrest
BRASILIA/SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Few people in Brazil know what it’s like to be 20-something and angry at the government quite like President Dilma Rousseff.
Germany proposes delaying EU-Turkey talks over protests
LUXEMBOURG (Reuters) – Germany proposed on Monday postponing a new round of European Union membership talks with Turkey by about four months to signal EU displeasure at Ankara’s handling of anti-government protests.
Albania opposition scents poll victory, urges PM to quit
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s Socialist opposition urged Prime Minister Sali Berisha to accept defeat on Monday after it took a convincing lead in an election seen as a test of the NATO country’s democratic credentials.
Himalayan massacre spells end for Pakistan mountaineering
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s once thriving mountaineering industry is reeling from the killing by militants of 10 foreign climbers, a massacre likely to drive away all but the hardiest adventurers from some of the world’s tallest and most pristine …
Far-right Israelis stir tensions over Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Far-right Israelis are pressing for an end to an effective ban on holding Jewish prayers at a Jerusalem holy compound once dominated by Biblical temples and now home to al-Aqsa mosque, one of Islam’s most revered sites.
Egypt mob yelled ‘infidels’ at Shi’ites beaten to death
ZAWIYAT ABU MUSALLEM, Egypt (Reuters) – Kasbana Abdelaziz’s house guests had barely arrived when the mob was upon them, hurling petrol bombs and smashing holes through the roof of her home.
Bulgarian president to launch talks with parties over protests
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s president said on Monday he would hold talks with all political parties on how to bring an end to protest rallies against graft and organized crime that have paralyzed politics in the Black Sea nation for more than a week.
Man arrested over British family murder in French Alps
LONDON/PARIS (Reuters) – Police in Britain have arrested a man on suspicion of conspiracy to murder a British family of Iraqi origin who were killed in a high-profile murder in France last year, French public prosecutor Eric Maillaud said on Monday.
Political mistrust undermined Albanian election: observers
TIRANA (Reuters) – Albania’s parliamentary election was marred by mutual mistrust of the two main parties, international observers said on Monday.
Kenyan teachers to strike, ignoring calls for wage restraint
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The Kenyan union representing more than 200,000 state school teachers on Monday said it will go on strike over payment of allowances, adding to the government’s woes as it struggles to put a lid on wages and keep control of the budg…
