FIJI: Military stages coup, fourth in 20 years
SUVA (Reuters): Fiji's military took over running the country in a bloodless overthrow yester-day after confining the elected prime minister to his home in the South Pacific island nation's fourth coup in 20 years.
UNITED KINGDOM: Commonwealth likely to suspend Fiji
LONDON (Reuters): The Commonwealth said yesterday that Fiji would likely be suspended from the group of former British colonial territories after a military coup that has been condemned by Britain and the European Union.
POLAND: PM to fire deputy if sex charges laid
WARSAW (Reuters): Polish Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said yesterday he would fire one of his deputies if prosecutors pressed charges against him over allegations that he recruited workers for his party in return for sex.
Pinochet was 'minutes' away from death, says son
SANTIAGO, Chile (Reuters): Doctors said former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet was well on the road to recovery yesterday after a weekend heart attack that his family said nearly killed the long-ailing 91-year-old.
|
