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.
Worker shot dead near Lonmin’s South Africa mine: police
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A 49-year-old worker was shot dead at the weekend near Lonmin’s Marikana mine in South Africa, stirring worries of new labor tension in the troubled platinum mining belt that has been racked by a violent union dispute over the …
European Union to continue Egypt mediation: Ashton
CAIRO (Reuters) – The European Union will continue its efforts to mediate an end to the crisis in Egypt, foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said on Tuesday at the end of a visit to Cairo.
Tunisia’s biggest union urges Islamist-led government to quit
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s largest labor union called on Tuesday for the dissolution of the Islamist-led government, and the interior minister, a leading independent, said he was ready to resign.
