Congo forces clash with renegade colonel in eastern city of Bukavu
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) – Gunfire and explosions from heavy weapons erupted in Congo’s eastern city of Bukavu on Sunday, witnesses said, as Congolese troops clashed with those loyal to a renegade colonel.
PM May’s deputy denies report pornography was found on office computer
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May’s most senior minister has denied an allegation that police found pornography on one of his computers in the Houses of Parliament in 2008 as the British government struggles to contain a scandal about sexua…
Germany’s Greens overtake liberals in poll as coalition talks continue
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s environmentalist Green party polled at its highest level this year in a survey published on Sunday, overtaking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s other would-be coalition partner as talks to form a new government continued.
Pro-Catalonia independence parties seen winning most votes in election: poll
MADRID/BARCELONA (Reuters) – Pro-Catalonia independence parties will combine for the most votes in regional election in December though may fall just short of a majority needed to revive the secession campaign, two polls showed on Sunday.
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed detained in corruption inquiry
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi authorities detained a billionaire global investor and the head of the National Guard as part of an anti-corruption purge that consolidates Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s hold on power.
Car bomb kills at least five Yemeni soldiers in Aden: witnesses
ADEN (Reuters) – A suicide car bomber killed at least five soldiers in the southern Yemeni city of Aden on Sunday, residents and a security official said.
Australia turns down NZ offer to take asylum seekers barricaded inside camp
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia turned down on Sunday an offer to take 150 asylum seekers being held in an Australian-run detention center in Papua New Guinea, where U.N. officials have warned a humanitarian emergency is unfolding.
Saudi billionaire Prince Alwaleed, former ministers detained in corruption probe
RIYADH, – One of Saudi Arabia’s most prominent businessmen and a former finance minister are among dozens detained in a probe by a new anti-corruption body, a senior Saudi official said on Sunday.
China to expand corruption supervision pilot scheme nationwide: Xinhua
BEIJING – China will expand a pilot project for anti-graft supervision reforms nationwide next year that will consolidate existing corruption agencies, state-run news agency Xinhua reported, as President Xi Jinping expands his signature policy drive.
China tests new dredger capable of South China Sea projects: state media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China is testing a new dredger ship that will greatly enhance its land reclamation capabilities, a state media report said on Sunday, as the country continues to develop facilities in the South China Sea in a bid to strengthen its c…
