Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni wins disputed polls
KAMPALA, Uganda – Long-time Ugandan leader Yoweri Museveni was on Saturday declared the winner of the country’s disputed presidential election, but his main rival rejected the results as fraudulent and called for an independent audit of the count.
Museveni got more than 60 percent of the votes, and his nearest rival Kizza Besigye got 35 percent, according to final results announced by the election commission.
Italian author Umberto Eco dies at age 84 in Milan
MILAN – Umberto Eco catapulted to global literary fame three decades ago with “The Name of the Rose,” a novel in which professorial erudition underpinned a medieval thriller that sold some 30 million copies in more than 40 languages.
The Italian author and academic who became one of Italy’s best-known cultural exports and keenest cultural critics died at home in Milan on Friday evening after a battle with cancer, according to a family member.
His death was earlier confirmed by his American publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Britain’s referendum on EU membership to be June 23
LONDON – It’s been three years in the making, but a June 23 date has finally been set for the momentous “in or out” British vote on whether to abandon the 28-nation European Union.
Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Saturday to lead the charge to keep Britain part of the EU.
Cameron said he was making good on a 2013 commitment to give British voters a chance to decide whether to remain in the bloc, which is seen by some Britons as meddlesome, overly bureaucratic and unable to control its borders.
Associated Press
