Catalan independence parties seen losing parliamentary majority in election: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan independence parties are seen as losing their parliamentary majority in an election, according to a poll published on Sunday, though the wafer-thin margin between the two sides predicts a hard-fought campaign to December’s b…
Australian former governor-general and peacemaker Ninian Stephen dies at 94
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Former Australian Governor-General Sir Ninian Stephen, who worked on the Northern Ireland peace talks and served on the International Court of Justice, died on Sunday. He was 94.
Australia’s Queensland calls snap election in test for far-right candidates
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s Queensland state on Sunday called a snap election after the ruling center-left Labor Party lost its legislative majority, a poll that could give far-right nationalists a chance to boost political representation.
Deputy governor of Afghan province kidnapped in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Unidentified kidnappers bundled the deputy governor of Afghanistan’s northwestern province of Kunar into a car in the Pakistani city of Peshawar and took him away, police sources said on Sunday.
Rouhani says Iran will continue to produce missiles: TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will continue to produce missiles for its defense and does not consider that a violation of international accords, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday in a speech broadcast on state television.
Iceland leans toward leftist government in latest vote count
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, ousted the center-right government in an election that could pave the way for a young charismatic opposition leader to form a left-leaning coalition, vote counts indicated on …
Islamist attack on hotel in Somali capital kills 25: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – An Islamist attack on a hotel in the Somali capital ended on Sunday after 25 people had been killed in a near 12-hour siege, police said, underlining the insurgents’ ability to carry out deadly attacks in the heart of the city.
Xi ally Li Qiang named Shanghai party boss: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – Li Qiang, an ally of Chinese President Xi Jinping, has been named the top Communist Party official in Shanghai, replacing Han Zheng who last week joined the elite Politburo Standing Committee, the official Xinhua news agency said on…
Taiwan president arrives in Hawaii despite Chinese objections
HONOLULU (Reuters) – Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen landed in Honolulu on Saturday en route to the island’s diplomatic allies among Pacific nations and set off for a visit to a Pearl Harbor memorial, despite strong objections to the visit from China….
Icelanders oust centre-right government in election: early vote count
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Early vote count suggests that Icelanders, angry over a string of political scandals, have ousted their centre-right government in national elections on Saturday.
