New York, Dec. 19 (Reuters): New Yorkers were counting down today to a full-scale transit strike as talks between union and transport authorities dragged on with no sign of a deal to avert a strike at the height of the holidays.

The Transport Workers Union wanted to bar the state-run Metropolitan Transportation Authority from making pension demands.

Nazi trial

Munich (Reuters): A German court has acquitted an 88-year-old Slovak of a 1945 mass shooting after what may be Europe’s last major trial for Nazi atrocities during World War II.

Uganda order

The Hague (Reuters): The UN’s highest court has said Uganda violated the sovereignty of the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo and was responsible for human rights abuses during a 1998-2003 war.

Bolivia polls

La Paz, Bolivia (Reuters): Evo Morales, who challenges US anti-drug policies, is set to become Bolivia’s first Indian President and join Latin America’s shift to Leftist leadership.

Iglesias

Madrid (Reuters): Julio Iglesias Puga, father of crooner Julio Iglesias and grandfather of pop heartthrob Enrique Iglesias, died on Monday aged 90. Hola magazine recently said his 42-year-old wife was pregnant with their second child.