A round-up of today’s other stories in brief
Paraguayan leader eager for return
ASUNCION – Paraguayan president Fernando Lugo, who has cancer and was rushed to a hospital in Brazil over the weekend, said on Monday he felt healthy and eager to resume his duties.
The former Catholic bishop’s improved condition should help ease concerns about his health in Paraguay, which has now enjoyed a decade of political stability.
– (Reuters)
Dutch party chief accuses judges of bias
AMSTERDAM – Dutch anti-Islamist politician Geert Wilders, a key player in efforts to form a new government, has accused judges trying him on charges of inciting hatred of scandalous bias and demanded they be replaced.
Mr Wilders, who has a 24-hour police guard because of death threats, went on trial on Monday over comments he made, including a comparison he made between the Islamic faith and Nazism. – (Reuters)
Eight killed in drone strike
MIRANSHAH – A suspected US drone strike killed eight militants of German nationality in northwest Pakistan on Monday, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
They were killed when two missiles from a suspected CIA pilotless aircraft struck a mosque in Mirali in North Waziristan. The US has stepped up drone attacks in the area recently. – (Reuters)