Egypt 'narrowly backs' charter in first round

Egypt 'narrowly backs' charter in first round

Egypt 'narrowly backs' charter in first round

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:54 PM PST

Both political camps say supporters of draft constitution hold slim advantage heading into second round of voting.

Absent Chavez dominates Venezuelan state elections

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:12 PM PST

A supporter of the Liberty and Refoundation Party (LIBRE) holds up an image of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as he attends a rally to pray for Chavez's health in TegucigalpaCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans vote on Sunday in state elections that will define the future of opposition leader Henrique Capriles and test political forces ahead of a possible new presidential vote if Hugo Chavez is incapacitated by cancer. The vote for 23 state governorships, of which the opposition controls seven, has been overshadowed by the president's battle to recover from cancer surgery in Cuba. Yet it will have major implications for the unfolding political drama in the South American OPEC nation with the world's largest oil reserves. ...

Rocket still centerpiece as NKoreans mourn Kim

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:34 PM PST

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un sits after arriving for a national meeting of top party and military officials on the eve of the first anniversary of the death of late leader Kim Jong Il in Pyongyang, North Korea, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)North Korea's top leadership is calling the successful launch of a satellite proof that Kim Jong Un has the strength to lead the country one year after his father's death.

Absent Chavez dominates Venezuelan state elections

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:12 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelans vote on Sunday in state elections that will define the future of opposition leader Henrique Capriles and test political forces ahead of a possible new presidential vote if Hugo Chavez is incapacitated by cancer.

Egyptians narrowly back Islamist-shaped constitution, say rival camps

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 08:59 PM PST

A elderly woman sits as she queues outside a polling center to vote during a referendum on Egypt's new constitution in CairoCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted narrowly in favor of a constitution shaped by Islamists and which opponents said was a recipe for deepening divisions in the nation, officials in rival camps said on Sunday after the first round of a two-stage referendum. The result based on unofficial tallies, if confirmed for this round and repeated in Saturday's second stage, may give Islamist President Mohamed Mursi limited cause for celebration as it shows the wide rift in Egypt at a time when he needs to build consensus on tough measures to heal a fragile economy. ...

Egyptians narrowly back Islamist-shaped constitution, say rival camps

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 08:59 PM PST

CAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptians voted narrowly in favor of a constitution shaped by Islamists and which opponents said was a recipe for deepening divisions in the nation, officials in rival camps said on Sunday after the first round of a two-stage referendum.

Venezuela's Chavez has "full intellectual capacity" after surgery

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:53 PM PST

A priest holds a mass to pray for Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez in the Jesus de Miramar church in HavanaCARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recovered "full intellectual capacity" after a six-hour cancer operation in Cuba this week, an official said on Saturday, but offered few details on the socialist firebrand's physical condition. Chavez's health weakened sharply after his October re-election, casting doubt on the future of his "21st century socialism," which has won broad popular support but also infuriated adversaries who call him an aspiring dictator. ...

Egypt's referendum a vote on Morsi as well as the constitution (+video)

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:28 AM PST

Egyptians made yet another trip to the polls today to vote on a controversial constitution that has deeply polarized the nation, as the opposition warned of fraud.

VIDEO: Voting begins in Japan election

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 06:14 PM PST

Voting has begun in the Japanese general election where the Liberal Democratic party appears to be heading for victory after three years in opposition.

Conservative party favored as Japanese vote

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 08:48 PM PST

A boy places his grandmother's vote into a ballot box at a polling station in Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 16, 2012. Voters cast their ballots Sunday in parliamentary elections which are likely to hand power back to a conservative party that ruled Japan for most of the post-war era. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)Japanese were voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that were expected to put the once-dominant conservatives back in power after a three-year break — and bring in a more nationalistic government amid tensions with big neighbor China.

Nigerian governor, ex-security head die in air crash

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:49 PM PST

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The governor of Nigeria's volatile Kaduna state and a former national security adviser were among six killed when a helicopter crashed in the southerly oil-producing Bayelsa state on Saturday, officials said.

Venezuela's Chavez has "full intellectual capacity" after surgery

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:53 PM PST

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recovered "full intellectual capacity" after a six-hour cancer operation in Cuba this week, an official said on Saturday, but offered few details on the socialist firebrand's physical condition.

Japan votes in election seen returning LDP to power

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 10:39 PM PST

Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party's leader and former Prime Minister Abe delivers a speech atop a campaign van at Akihabara electronics store district in TokyoTOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese voters streamed into polls across the country on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe. Polls opened at 7 a.m. (2200 GMT) and will close at 8 p.m. (1100 GMT), when major TV broadcasters will issue exit polls forecasting results. ...

Nigerian governor, ex-security head die in air crash

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:49 PM PST

YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - The governor of Nigeria's volatile Kaduna state and a former national security adviser were among six killed when a helicopter crashed in the southerly oil-producing Bayelsa state on Saturday, officials said. The helicopter wobbled in the sky before nose-diving into a forest in Ogbia Creek at around 3:30 p.m. (0930 ET), a local resident who witnessed the crash told Reuters. "By the time we got to the scene it was in flames," said Hitler Adunion, a local community leader. "We tried to put them out but it was difficult. We saw the roasted bodies of those inside. ...

Nigerian governor killed in helicopter crash

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:37 PM PST

Governor of Kaduna state killed in crash in southern delta region along with other senior officials, his party says.

Hungary government, central bank in "alliance" from 2013

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 02:41 PM PST

BUDAPEST (Reuters) - A leadership change at Hungary's central bank next year will allow the government to build a strategic alliance with the bank to boost the economy, Economy Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy said on Saturday. Matolcsy, a member of Prime Minister Viktor Orban's government that has often clashed with the bank over policy, also said the bank would have to focus on helping growth and employment as well as curbing inflation. ...

Japan votes in election seen returning LDP to power

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 06:34 PM PST

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan voted on Sunday in an election expected to return the conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to power after a three-year hiatus, giving ex-Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a chance to push his hawkish security agenda and radical economic recipe.

Conservative party favored as Japan voting begins

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 04:41 PM PST

Japan's main opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) President Shinzo Abe speaks during a campaign rally for the Dec. 16 parliamentary elections in Kawaguchi, near Tokyo, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2012. The LDP ruled Japan almost continuously since 1955 until it lost badly to the DPJ in 2009. If the LDP wins on Sunday, it would give the nationalistic Abe, who was prime minister from 2006-2007, the top job again. His hawkish views raise questions about how that might affect ties with rival China amid a territorial dispute over a cluster of tiny islands claimed by both countries. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)Japanese were voting Sunday in parliamentary elections that were expected to put the once-dominant conservatives back in power after a three-year break — and bring in a more nationalistic government amid tensions with Japan's big neighbor, China.

Chuck Hagel, John Kerry share similarities as expected Obama Cabinet nominees

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 02:32 PM PST

John F. Kerry and Chuck Hagel, President Obama's likely picks to head his second-term national security cabinet, have much in common, including decorated service in Vietnam and opposition to the Iraq war.

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Hillary Clinton gets concussion after fainting

Posted: 15 Dec 2012 07:14 PM PST

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sustained a concussion after fainting from dehydration at her home early last week, her office disclosed Saturday.

Clinton, 65, has been suffering from a stomach virus and had to cancel a trip to Morocco and the Persian Gulf on Monday.

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