TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian leaders began the search for a new prime minister on Wednesday to try to lead the North African nation out of its gravest political crisis sin ce an uprising that inspired a wave of Arab revolts two years ago. President Moncef Marzouki was due to consult the leader of the main Islamist Ennahda party on who should lead the next government, a day after Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigned. Jebali quit after his plan for an apolitical technocrat cabinet to prepare for elections failed. … Police: No inconsistencies in Pistorius account
PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) -- A police detective, testifying at Oscar Pistorius' bail hearing Wednesday, said that police have not found anything inconsistent with how the star athlete described his shooting of his girlfriend -- a killing that Pistorius says was accidental but which prosecutors call murder. Body of Canadian tourist found wedged in rooftop water tank of downtown Los Angeles hotel
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Police say the body of a woman found wedged in a water tank on the roof of a downtown hotel is that of a missing Canadian guest.
Cash, sexism and violence keep women out of Kenyan politics
NAIROBI, Feb 20 (TrustLaw) – Violence, a deeply chauvinistic society and a lack of cash are locking women o ut of elected office in Kenya, east Africa's leading economy but a laggard when it comes to female representation. The country's new constitution guarantees women a third of seats in parliament, but two and a half years since its adoption, Kenya's male-dominated assembly has still not passed the necessary legislation to put the constitutional principle into practice. … Long-serving Man United chief exec to step down
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester United's David Gill will step down in June after a decade as chief executive of the English Premier League football club, United said on Wednesday. Executive vice chairman Ed Woodward, a former inv estment banker with JP Morgan, will take on Gill's responsibilities although not the CEO title at the club, which is owned by the American Glazer family. Woodward joined United in 2005 and played a prominent role in their flotation on the New York Stock Exchange last August. … Spain's Rajoy says no relaxation on reforming economy
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain's Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday said his government would not relax eff orts to turn around the Spanish economy after keeping the country's public deficit for 2012 under 7 percent of Gross Domestic Product. In his first state-of-the-nation speech since taking office in December 2011 Rajoy said he would keep focusing this year on creating jobs, cleaning up the financial system and reforming the health, education and energy sectors. "The first objective of this government is to turn around this situation… … Britain expands "bigger than burgers" horsemeat tests
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain is expanding meat testing to a wider range of products, including ready-made meals, as the scandal spreads over the sale of mislabelle d horsemeat, the country's food regulatory agency said on Tuesday. The Food Standards Agency said that as well as its original plans to check 224 samples of raw beef products for horse and pork DNA, it was now overseeing the testing of 140 meals such as lasagne, cottage pie and ravioli. "This will give us a full a picture as we can possibly have," an FSA spokesman said. … Putin ally quits Russian parliament in property scandal
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An ally of Vladimir Putin resigned from the Russian parliament on Wednesday to fight accusations that he failed to dec lare ownership of property in the United States and to protect the reputation of the president's party. Vladimir Pekhtin, who had already stepped down as head of parliament's ethics committee, denied owning real estate abroad despite documents posted by bloggers on the Internet showing his name on the deeds of property in Florida worth $2 million. … Timeless suits from London's Savile Row back in fashion
LONDON (Reuters) – With a blazing fire, leather sofa, and a half-empty bottle of single malt whisky by the door, London bespoke suit-maker Anderson & Sheppard feels more like a gentlemen's club frozen in time than a 21st century luxury retailer. At the back of the shop a num ber of impeccably dressed tailors cut cloth on wooden work benches much like they have been doing for the last 100 years. One can almost imagine past customers like Charlie Chaplin, Pablo Picasso or some faded Victorian gentleman turning up at any moment. … Mortars hit Damascus stadium, kill soccer player
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) -- Syria's state-run news agency says two mortars have exploded inside a soccer stadium in central Damascus, killing one player and injuring several. South Africa retain Du Plessis as T20 captain
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa have retained Faf du Plessis as captain of their T20 squad for the two-match cr icket series against Pakistan starting on March 1 after AB de Villiers asked not to be considered for the role. De Villiers will remain in charge of the one-day international (ODI) set-up, giving South Africa different skippers in all three formats of the game. Du Plessis was in charge for the 2-1 T20 series victory over New Zealand last month. … Cricket-South Africa retain Du Plessis as T20 captain
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 20 (Reuters) – South Africa have retained Faf du Plessis as captain of their T20 squad for the two-match cricket series against Pakistan starting on March 1 after AB de Villiers asked not to be considered for the role. De Villiers will remain in charge of the one-day international (ODI) set-up, giving South Africa different skippers in all three formats of the game. Du Plessis was in charge for the 2-1 T20 series victory over New Zealand last month. …
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