London Zoo reopens after fire that killed aardvark, meerkats
LONDON (Reuters) – London Zoo reopened on Sunday, a day after a fire that killed an aardvark and likely four meerkats and which left staff suffering from smoke inhalation and shock.
Putin critic Navalny clears first hurdle in bid for Russia presidency
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Sunday cleared the first hurdle towards taking part in next year’s presidential election, even though the central election commission has previously ruled him ineligible to run.
Turkey wants to bring wounded from Syria’s Ghouta for treatment
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey is working with Russia to evacuate around 500 people from the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday.
Turkey dismisses more than 2,700 with emergency rule decree
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey said on Sunday that 2,756 people were dismissed from their jobs in public institutions including soldiers, teachers and ministry personnel over links to “terror” organizations.
Rescuers search for Philippine storm victims as toll rises to 200
MANILA (Reuters) – Rescuers in the Philippines searched on Sunday for survivors of a storm that triggered floods and landslides and killed about 200 people, left scores missing and thousands homeless, most of whom apparently ignored warnings to move to…
North Korea says new U.N. sanctions an act of war
BEIJING/SEOUL (Reuters) – The latest U.N. sanctions against North Korea are an act of war and tantamount to a complete economic blockade against it, North Korea’s foreign ministry said on Sunday, threatening to punish those who supported the measure.
World’s largest amphibious aircraft makes maiden flight in China
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s domestically developed AG600, the world’s largest amphibious aircraft, performed its maiden flight on Sunday from an airport on the shores of the South China Sea, the latest step in a military modernization program.
In ‘China’s Jerusalem’, Christians say faith trumps official Sunday School ban
WENZHOU, China (Reuters) – When authorities in China’s southeastern city of Wenzhou outlawed Sunday School earlier this year, Christian parents determined their children must still learn about Jesus and the Bible.
Fire in Philippine shopping mall kills 37
MANILA (Reuters) – Fire swept through a shopping mall in the Philippines killing at least 37 people, most of them workers at a call center, city government officials said on Sunday.
Peru’s Fujimori taken to hospital from prison, life at risk: doctor
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s former President Alberto Fujimori was rushed from prison to a local hospital by ambulance late on Saturday after suffering a severe drop in blood pressure and abnormal heart rhythm that put him at risk of dying, Fujimori’s docto…
