Lebanese tourist referred to criminal trial for insulting Egypt on Facebook
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Lebanese tourist who posted a video on Facebook complaining of sexual harassment and conditions in Egypt has been referred to criminal trial and ordered to be detained for 15 days, Egypt’s public prosecutor said on Sunday.
Iran calls on world to stand up to Trump, save nuclear deal
LONDON (Reuters) – The world should stand up to Washington’s bullying behavior, Iran’s foreign minister was quoted as saying on Sunday by state media in a letter to counterparts, as the top diplomat intensifies efforts to save a nuclear deal after a U….
Anti-immigrant party set to win Slovenia vote, exit polls show
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia’s opposition center-right anti-immigrant party looked set to win a national election on Sunday, after taking 24.4 percent of the vote, according to exit polls from TV Slovenia.
Nigerian police invite Senate president for questioning over armed robberies
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian police said on Sunday the president of the upper house of parliament had been invited for questioning over allegations that he financed a criminal gang that carried out a spate of armed robberies and killed 33 people includin…
At least 46 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast
TUNIS (Reuters) – At least 46 migrants were killed when their boat sank off Tunisia’s southern coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard, the defense ministry said on Sunday, one of the worst migrant boat accidents in recent years.
Ivory Coast’s Ouattara says he’s free to run again in 2020: Jeune Afrique
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Ivory Coast President Alassane Ouattara said he is free to stand for a third term in the 2020 presidential election under the country’s new constitution, according to an interview in this week’s edition of French magazine Jeune Afri…
German police rule out ‘terrorism’ in Berlin knife rampage
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police on Sunday said they had shot and injured a man who had rampaged with a knife through the Berlin Cathedral, and also said there were no signs the incident was politically motivated.
German police shoot man at Berlin Cathedral
BERLIN (Reuters) – German police on Sunday shot a man who had rampaged through the Berlin Cathedral, police in the German capital said on Twitter, urging the public not to spread rumors.
With Trump tensions high, Merkel reaches out to Macron on Europe
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s Angela Merkel has offered her most detailed response to French President Emmanuel Macron’s ideas for reforming Europe, seeking to avert a damaging rift with Paris at a time of high anxiety over Italy and growing transatlant…
At least 35 migrants dead after boat sinks off Tunisian coast
TUNIS (Reuters) – At least 35 migrants were killed when their boat sank off Tunisia’s southern coast and 67 others were rescued by the coast guard, the Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
