DHAKA (Reuters) – By Anis Ahmed DHAKA, Feb 28 (Reuters) – A Bangladesh tribunal convicted an Islamist party leader and sentenced him to death on Thursday, the third verdict by the court set up to investigate abuses during the country's independence war, triggering widespread protests by supporters in which at least 15 people were killed. … Egypt to widen probe into fatal balloon crash
CAIRO (AP) -- Egypt's lead investigator says countries of some of the victims of the deadly balloon crash in Luxor have asked to join the probe. Italian president says forming new government cannot be rushed
BERLIN (Reuters) – Italian President Giorgio Napolitano sa id on Thursday that the formation of a new government could not be rushed because of what he said were unfounded fears that Italy was a threat to the stability of Europe. Napolitano told reporters during a visit to Berlin that the Italian constitution requires 20 days between elections – which were held on Sunday and Monday – and the new parliament sitting for the first time. "I don't see right now how it could be accelerated. … Bradley Manning to admit partial guilt in WikiLeaks case
Army Pvt. Bradley Manning admitted in a court filing Tuesday to leaking at least some of the classified US military and State Department documents that made Julian Assange’s Wikileaks a controversial sensation three years ago, in an apparent bid to get an opportunity to explain his motives.
For Bulgarians, brief love affair with credit comes to bitter end
When Dobromir Kyurkchiev purchased a new home in Sofia, he took out a 45,000 euro ($58,875), 25-year loan. A real estate broker himself, he was familiar with loans and made certain the contract provided a fixed rate. About five years later, though, his monthly payment unexpectedly jumped 20 percent.
Are Italian voters right that austerity isn't working?
There was little doubt that austerity - and opposition to it - would play a major role in Italy’s national elections, and play a role austerity did. The campaign yielded results well beyond expectations for both of the parties that campaigned heavily against austerity measures: Beppe Grillo’s Five Star Movement and Silvio Berlusconi’s People of Freedom.
Pistorius tragedy, characters prove a never-ending soap opera in South Africa
The Oscar Pistorius saga continues to zig and zag through South African Twitter feeds, townships, taxi driver chat, and posh suburban clubs like some monster rogue soap opera that no one can turn off.
Logistics unhinge Peru's laptop dreams
When Peru decided to invest in the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program in 2007, the government knew it couldn't afford to rush out and buy a laptop for every child all at once.
Israel wields Bible's soft power as far afield as Brazil
On a crisp winter morning in Jerusalem, a group of American Christian leaders with Bibles under their arms walk the hilltop where many believe King David first established the Jewish capital some 3,000 years ago.
Criminals cash in on Syria's chaos with kidnappings and ransoms
Alaa's uncle was a prominent figure in his community and although, as a matter of self-preservation, he has not advertised his political beliefs since Syria’s uprising began, he was widely known as a friend of the opposition.
Are the US and Russia bridging their divide over Syria?
After a surprisingly positive first meeting between Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Berlin Tuesday, Russian experts say they’re hopeful that a real opportunity has opened up to pressure the Bashar al-Assad regime and Syria’s fractured rebel movement to come to the bargaining table and discuss a negotiated end to the stalemated civil war that has killed around 70,000 people in the past two years.
Can Kenya's March election avoid killings, catastrophe, of last national vote?
The most infamous of the many violent atrocities that followed Kenya’s last election in 2007 came when 20 people perished in a church in the western village of Kiambaa, set aflame by mobs supporting a rival politician.
Will Twitter make an impact in Kenya's elections next week?
Social media - tweets, tags, pokes, posts, uploads - were not part of Kenya’s last election. So new media can’t be blamed for the violence that dented Kenya’s image of stability in 2007.
Taliban attacks in Afghanistan not down after all
Was the war in Afghanistan going better in 2012 than it was in 2011?
Sugar Man: Did the Oscar-winning documentary mislead viewers?
With the world's gaze still trained on Oscar Pistorius - the Olympian runner who shot and killed his girlfriend on Valentines Day - it's been something of a rough news week for South Africa.
Can Dennis Rodman's 'basketball diplomacy' make a difference in North Korea?
Dennis Rodman, famous for his rebounding on the court and his flamboyant, quirky persona off it, is not the typical cultural attache for the US. But that’s the role he’s playing this week in North Korea.
Egypt opposition vows to boycott parliamentary elections
Egypt’s main opposition coalition announced today it will boycott upcoming parliamentary elections, deepening the political crisis in Egypt and practically ensuring that Egypt’s next legislative body will be dominated by Islamists.
Is a third Palestinian intifada coming?
The status quo between Israelis and Palestinians is, as is so frequently uttered, “intolerable.” But rhetorically intolerable things are often tolerated for long periods of time.
No laughing matter: How a comedian's election is upending Italy
Italian politics has long been the butt of jokes, with its revolving-door governments and larger-than-life personalities like the scandal-prone Silvio Berlusconi.
Inflation plays role in Argentine teacher strike
Following a demand this month from the International Monetary Fund to improve her government’s data, Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner's refusal to acknowledge the soaring inflation rate has now led to a strike by teachers unions - and all this in an election year.
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