Cairo prosecutor orders arrest of TV host for ‘defaming police’: MENA
CAIRO (Reuters) – A Cairo prosecutor ordered on Sunday that a state TV talk show host be detained for four days of questioning for allegedly defaming the police, state news agency MENA reported.
Vatican treasurer due in Australian court for hearing on sex offense charges
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell is scheduled to appear in an Australian court on Monday for the start of a four-week pre-trial hearing on charges of historical sexual offenses.
U.S. embassy in Ankara says will be closed on Monday due to security threat
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The U.S. embassy in Turkey’s capital Ankara will be closed to the public on Monday due to a security threat and only emergency services will be provided, it said in a statement on Sunday.
CFO of German energy group Innogy seriously injured in acid attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – The chief financial officer of German energy group Innogy , Bernhard Guenther, was the victim of an acid attack on Sunday, sustaining serious injuries, the company and police said.
Italians queue to vote in election seen ending in political gridlock
ROME (Reuters) – Italians waited in long queues at polling booths on Sunday to vote in an election that could bring political gridlock after a campaign marked by anger over the listless economy, high unemployment and immigration.
Austrian far right comes distant second as former bastion votes
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s far-right Freedom Party (FPO) came a distant second as the province of Carinthia voted on Sunday, the third regional election this year in which it has failed to match its performance in October’s parliamentary election.
Syrians flee government advances in eastern Ghouta; Douma convoy approved
BEIRUT/GENEVA (Reuters) – Thousands of civilians have fled advances by Syrian government forces in eastern Ghouta in the last two days, a war monitor and a resident said, as Damascus makes rapid gains against the last major rebel enclave near the capit…
Four die in building collapse after explosion in Poland
WARSAW (Reuters) – Four people died and about 20 were injured in an apartment building collapse in Poznan, western Poland, most likely to have been caused by a gas explosion, state-run news agency PAP said on Sunday.
Slovak president urges government shakeup in wake of murder of journalist
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Slovakia’s president said on Sunday he would seek talks with parties and urged changes in government or early elections to renew public trust following the murder of an investigative journalist that has shaken the nation.
France urges Iran to pressure Syrian government over Ghouta
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Emmanuel Macron has asked his Iranian counterpart Hassan Rouhani to put pressure on the Syrian government to end attacks against Syria’s besieged eastern Ghouta region and allow humanitarian aid to flow.
