France’s Mont Saint-Michel evacuated after man threatens police: district prefect
PARIS (Reuters) – French authorities said they evacuated the major tourist attraction of Mont Saint-Michel after a man threatened police on Sunday.
‘Nut rage’ sisters leave Korean Air, father apologizes
SEOUL (Reuters) – Korean Air Lines Co Ltd Chairman Cho Yang-ho apologized on Sunday for the behavior of his two daughters and said they would immediately step down from their positions at the company.
Iraqi shrine tablets offer blessings, cures and a living
KERBALA, Iraq (Reuters) – For pilgrims, the clay tablets from Iraq’s Shi’ite Muslim Kerbala shrine are a blessing, an aid to prayer, even a cure for sickness. For local families, the are all that, and also a business.
Conservatives seen keeping power as Paraguay goes to the polls
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Paraguay will pick a new president in Sunday’s election with the ruling Colorado Party expected to keep power but lose seats in Congress, which could complicate its pro-business agenda and raise the risk of higher taxes on the …
Air strikes pound insurgent enclave close to Damascus
BEIRUT/LONDON (Reuters) – Air strikes pounded a jihadist-held area near Damascus on Sunday, footage broadcast by Syrian state TV stations showed, as the Syrian government stepped up efforts to wipe out the insurgency’s last foothold near the capital.
Armenian PM rejects demands to quit on 10th day of protests
YEREVAN (Reuters) – Armenian Prime Minister Serzh Sarksyan rejected on Sunday opposition demands to step down, as protests against the former president’s appointment as premier extended to a 10th day.
Blast at election center in Afghan capital, dozens of casualties
KABUL (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a voter registration center in the Afghan capital Kabul on Sunday, killing at least 31 people and wounding more than 50, most of them waiting in line to receive identity cards, officials said.
Britain’s Pippa Middleton pregnant with first child: Sun on Sunday
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s Pippa Middleton, the younger sister of the Duchess of Cambridge, is pregnant with her first child, The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported.
North Korea’s nuclear pledge adds momentum to South’s preparations for summit
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s preparations for its first summit with North Korea in more than a decade are in full swing this week, officials said on Sunday, a day after the North’s pledge to end its nuclear tests raised hopes but also scepticism.
Israel dismisses suggestions it killed Palestinian in Malaysia
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s defense minister said on Sunday a Palestinian scientist shot dead in Malaysia was a rocket expert and “no saint”, but dismissed suggestions by Hamas that Israel’s Mossad spy agency assassinated him.
