Israeli court rules pregnant settler’s murder was political, not personal
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israeli judges ruled on Sunday that a Jewish settler killed by a Palestinian with whom she was in a relationship was the victim of a political attack rather than a personal one.
Merkel: German coalition talks tough, Sunday finish uncertain
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that her conservatives faced tough negotiations with the Social Democrats (SPD) as they strive to form a ruling coalition, and it was unclear when they would be able to wrap up the talks…
Pakistan gets a dash of music Diplo-macy
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – American DJ and record producer Diplo brought his Mad Decent Block Party to Pakistan’s capital over the weekend, headlining a roster of musicians including local Pakistani acts.
South Africa’s ANC top leaders to meet under-pressure Zuma
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The six most powerful officials in South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) will meet President Jacob Zuma on Sunday, a senior party leader said, amid growing pressure for the 75-year old leader to step down.
Israel legalises West Bank outpost after settler killed
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel granted legal status on Sunday to a previously unauthorised outpost in the occupied West Bank in response to a Palestinian shooting attack last month that killed one of its residents.
Israel legalizes West Bank outpost after settler killed
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel granted legal status on Sunday to a previously unauthorized outpost in the occupied West Bank in response to a Palestinian shooting attack last month that killed one of its residents.
UK will not ‘surrender’ over bespoke Brexit deal with EU: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not “surrender” in its fight to win a bespoke deal with the European Union that would offer tariff-free trade as well as control over immigration, a minister said on Sunday before a crunch week for the government in Brex…
Yemen Islamist party suspends membership of Nobel laureate Karman
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni Nobel Prize winner Tawakkol Karman was suspended from an Islamist party allied with President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi after she accused the Saudi-led coalition that backs him in the country’s civil war of acting as occupiers.
Anti-U.S. base mayor neck and neck with rival in Okinawa’s Nago city poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – A mayor opposed to a U.S. Marines base on Okinawa seeking re-election on Sunday was neck and neck with a ruling party rival, a Kyodo news agency exit poll showed, clouding the outlook for a U.S.-Japan plan to relocate the facility.
Maldives top court seeks to impeach president: attorney general
MALE (Reuters) – The Supreme Court in the Maldives is trying to impeach President Abdulla Yameen for not obeying its order to release jailed opposition leaders, the attorney general said on Sunday, warning of further instability in the Indian Ocean nat…
