Multiple blasts, gunbattle in eastern Afghan city
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces battled a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad for hours on Sunday after a coordinated assault that killed at least nine people and wounded dozen…
‘Trust me on Brexit’, UK PM May says as ministers squabble
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Sunday she could be trusted to deliver Brexit, but that it could not be done without compromises on all sides — a possible warning to cabinet ministers who are deeply split over future cust…
Egypt beefs up security outside metro stations after fare rise protests
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt deployed security forces outside metro stations on Sunday, witnesses said, a day after dozens of commuters staged rare protests against fare hikes.
Paris knife attacker was French citizen born in Chechnya
PARIS (Reuters) – Police on Sunday scoured the background of a Chechnya-born Frenchman who killed a man in a knife attack in Paris, questioning the parents and a friend of the 21-year old, who had been flagged previously as a potential security risk.
Italy’s nascent government has tough economic circles to square
ROME (Reuters) – The Italian coalition taking shape 10 weeks after March’s inconclusive election has made economic promises that seem incompatible with Europe’s fiscal rules and will be hard, if not impossible, to keep.
Family of IS-inspired suicide bombers attack Indonesian churches, at least 13 dead
SURABAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) – A family of six launched suicide attacks on Christians attending Sunday services at three churches in Indonesia’s second-largest city of Surabaya, killing at least 13 people and wounding 40, officials said.
Multiple blasts hit eastern Afghan city, gun battle underway
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces battled a group of attackers who stormed a government building in the eastern city of Jalalabad on Sunday in a coordinated attack that killed at least nine people and wounded dozens, local offic…
The Palestinians who can’t return yet can’t forget
GAZA (Reuters) – Only seven miles separate the elderly Palestinian couple’s first home from what may be their last, but the short journey is one they may never make again.
Erdogan’s ‘crazy’ canal alarms villagers and environmentalists
SAZLIBOSNA, Turkey (Reuters) – When residents of Sazlibosna, a village near Istanbul, tried to attend a public meeting about the Turkish government’s plan to dig a 400 metre-wide canal through their farmlands, they were stopped by police.
Iraq PM Abadi appears ahead in poll, Sadr strong: sources
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi’s list appears to be leading in Iraq’s parliamentary election, followed by influential Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr’s alliance, an election commission source and a security official told Reuters on S…
