Mugabe agrees to stand down as Zimbabwe president: source
HARARE (Reuters) – Robert Mugabe agreed on Sunday to resign as Zimbabwe’s president hours after the ruling ZANU-PF party fired him as its leader following 37 years in charge, a source familiar with the negotiations said.
Fifteen dead in food aid stampede in Morocco: ministry
RABAT (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed and five more injured when a stampede broke out in the Moroccan town of Sidi Boulaalam on Sunday as food aid was being distributed in a market, the Interior Ministry said.
Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander, another fighter, killed in Syria: Iranian media
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A commander in Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guards and a lower-ranking Iranian fighter have been killed fighting Islamic State in Syria in recent days, Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Israeli police resume interview of Netanyahu in corruption probe
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police officers on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for the sixth time in a corruption probe, a police spokeswoman said.
Ex-Chile leader Pinera favored to win presidential election
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – Chileans voted for a successor to President Michelle Bachelet on Sunday, with billionaire conservative Sebastian Pinera the favorite to win, though a crowded field of leftist challengers are likely to force a December runoff.
Lebanon’s Hariri to visit Egypt on Monday: leader in Future Movement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanese prime minister from Saudi Arabia on Nov. 4, will visit Egypt on Monday, a leader in Hariri’s Future Movement said.
Mugabe given until noon Monday to quit as President of Zimbabwe
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling party fired Robert Mugabe as its leader on Sunday and gave the 93-year-old less than 24 hours to quit as head of state or face impeachment, an attempt to force a peaceful end to his 37 years in power after a de fact…
Turkish capital bans LGBT cinema, exhibitions
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Turkish capital Ankara has banned the public showing of films and exhibitions related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues, the governor’s office said on Sunday, citing risks to public safety.
German parties at ‘pain threshold’ on immigration in coalition talks
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s would-be coalition partners appeared to be stalled over the thorny issue of immigration policy on Sunday despite inching closer to agreement on other major sticking points including climate policy.
Bangladesh says it’s in talks with Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation deal
DHAKA (Reuters) – Bangladesh is in negotiations with Myanmar aimed at a deal to repatriate displaced Rohingya and Dhaka’s foreign minister will address the matter at talks in Myanmar this week, the Bangladeshi foreign ministry said on Sunday.
