UK may give Scotland more political power
LONDON – British Prime Minister David Cameron said Friday he would consider handing over more power to Scotland but stopped short of agreeing to demands from Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to grant the territory full fiscal autonomy.
Cameron and Sturgeon met in Edinburgh for their first talks since Britain’s national election last week, in which Sturgeon’s pro-independence Scottish National Party gained unprecedented national influence.
Sturgeon called the talks “constructive” and said the two agreed that previously drawn up plans to transfer greater governing powers from London to Scotland should be implemented as soon as possible.
Burundi leader returns after coup try
BUJUMBURA, Burundi – President Pierre Nkurunziza returned Friday to his presidential palace in the capital, a spokesman said, after a military coup failed amid weeks of protests over his decision to seek a third term.
Nkurunziza’s motorcade drove to Bujumbura from the northern city of Ngozi, where he was greeted by many supporters after returning from Tanzania, said spokesman Gervais Abayeho.
The president did not appear in public.
Associated Press
