In address, Merkel promises more work on social divisions
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, under mounting pressure after three months of failing to form a new conservative-led coalition, vowed on Sunday to address growing social divisions.
Four Indian police, two militants killed in Kashmir attack: police
SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Four Indian paramilitary policemen and two militants were killed in a gunbattle that ensued after militants stormed into a police training center in Kashmir on Sunday, a police official said.
Rail traffic resumes at Berlin station after fire, cause unknown
BERLIN (Reuters) – Long-distance rail traffic resumed at the busy Berlin Zoo train station on Sunday after firefighters extinguished a fire that had caused large amounts of smoke, though local railway traffic remained halted, German federal police said…
Venezuela’s Maduro is destructive King Herod, warns ex-oil czar
CARACAS (Reuters) – A former oil minister excoriated Venezuelan President NicolasMaduro in a newspaper column on Sunday, accusing the leftist leader of behaving like biblical King Herod and plunging the oil-rich nation into economic devastation.
Russia indicts St Petersburg blast suspect on terrorism charges: investigators
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s Investigative Committee said on Sunday it had indicted on terrorism charges a suspect who allegedly organized and carried out a bombing that injured 13 people in a St. Petersburg supermarket this week.
Iran warns protesters who pose major challenge to country’s leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran warned of a crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators who pose one of the biggest challenges to the government and clerical leadership since a revolution in 1979.
Rail traffic halted at Berlin station due to smoke, cause unknown
BERLIN (Reuters) – Railway traffic was halted at Berlin’s Zoo train station on Sunday due to a large amount of smoke, with at least one person injured, German police and fire officials said on Twitter.
Iran warns protestors who pose major challenge to country’s leadership
LONDON (Reuters) – Iran warned of a crackdown on Sunday against demonstrators who pose one of the biggest challenges to both the government and clerical leadership in power since the 1979 revolution.
Congo security forces accused of killing two during anti-government protests
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Congolese security forces shot dead two men on Sunday during protests against President Joseph Kabila’s refusal to step down from office, Human Rights Watch said.
Tamil film star to enter politics in India’s ‘Detroit’
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A big star of India’s Tamil-language movies, Rajinikanth, said on Sunday he is launching a political party, adding drama to a heated political scene in a state with a history of film stars becoming chief ministers.
