Sao Tome votes for new president
SAO TOME (Reuters) – Voters in the tiny Gulf of Guinea state of Sao Tome went to the polls on Sunday to choose a new president whose main task will be to find ways to improve the local economy after...
View ArticleOne third of Cypriots want president out – poll
NICOSIA (Reuters) – One-third of Greek Cypriots believe Cypriot President Demetris Christofias should resign, blaming him for a deadly munitions blast which plunged Cyprus into an energy crisis last...
View ArticleBahrain’s main opposition quits national dialogue
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s largest Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq said on Sunday it planned to pull out of a national dialogue set up by the government, which aims to heal divisions and offer reforms...
View ArticleTwo Russian coal miners missing, one trapped in accident
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Two miners were missing and a third trapped underground in an Arctic Russian mine after an accident at a coal face, the owner, a unit of steelmaker Severstal, said on Sunday. Nation...
View ArticleEgypt changes finance minister in reshuffle
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt picked a new finance minister on Sunday as part of a cabinet reshuffle demanded by protesters camped out in central Cairo, and the outgoing minister said policy-making had...
View ArticleIsrael forest fire forces Holocaust memorial evacuation
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A forest fire in Jerusalem forced the evacuation of visitors and workers from the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial on Sunday as firefighters battled to bring the blaze under...
View ArticleGerman priest arrested on abuse suspicion: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police have arrested a Catholic priest on suspicion of sexually abusing a child, Der Spiegel magazine reported on its website, citing the prosecutor’s office. Nation World –...
View ArticleBahrain’s main opposition quits national dialogue
DUBAI (Reuters) – Bahrain’s largest Shi’ite opposition group Wefaq said on Sunday it planned to pull out of a national dialogue set up by the government, which aims to heal divisions and offer reforms...
View ArticleTunisian police fire in air to disperse rioters
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police fired into the air to disperse rioters in the capital early on Sunday, and were attacked by crowds throwing petrol bombs in another city, in the most violent clashes...
View ArticleTunisian police fire in air to disperse rioters
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian police fired into the air to disperse rioters in the capital early on Sunday and were attacked by crowds throwing petrol bombs in another city, in the most violent clashes...
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