Ukraine plans record power imports after Russian attacks on energy system
KYIV (Reuters) -Ukraine plans record high electricity imports on Wednesday after significant energy infrastructure damage from recent Russian strikes on…
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South Africa’s new Rise Mzansi party sees opportunities in tight election
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa's most competitive election since the advent of democracy could provide opportunities for new political party…
Israeli forces press Gaza offensive from North and South
CAIRO (Reuters): Israeli forces pushed deep into the ruins of Gaza's northern edge on Monday (May 13) to recapture an…
Death toll from South African building collapse rises to 33
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The death toll from a building collapse in the South African city of George last week edged…
Tunisian police storm lawyers’ headquarters and arrest another lawyer
TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisian police stormed the bar association's headquarters for the second time in two days and arrested a…
India’s Modi denies stoking divisions to win election, files nomination
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi defended himself against criticism that he is stoking divisions between Hindus…
Kids descend to the bunker at Ukraine’s first underground school
KHARKIV, Ukraine (Reuters) - Two teachers met them with a smile at the steel door, and down the concrete staircase…
Austrian court lets incestuous rapist Fritzl move to regular prison
VIENNA, Austria (Reuters) - An Austrian court said on Tuesday the country's most infamous living criminal, incestuous rapist Josef Fritzl,…
New Caledonia deploys more police as ‘streets on fire’ over voting reform
WELLINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -Authorities in the French-ruled Pacific island of New Caledonia sent more police onto the streets, shut the international…