Egypt’s Hasm militants claim attack targeting Myanmar embassy
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian militant group Hasm claimed responsibility on Sunday for a small explosion at Myanmar’s embassy in Cairo, saying it was in retaliation for that country’s military crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
Two women plead not guilty to killing North Korean leader’s half-brother
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Two women accused of assassinating the estranged half-brother of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un with a banned nerve agent pleaded not guilty at the start of a high-profile murder trial in a Malaysian court on Monday.
Canada police charge Somali refugee in Edmonton stabbing, car attacks
EDMONTON, Alberta (Reuters) – Canadian police charged a Somali refugee with five counts of attempted murder on Sunday after they said he stabbed a police officer and ran down several pedestrians with a car in Edmonton, Alberta, in what officials called…
Canadian Sikh politician wins race to lead federal New Democrats
(Reuters) – Jagmeet Singh, an Ontario provincial lawmaker and practicing Sikh, was elected on Sunday as leader of Canada’s left-leaning New Democrats, becoming the first non-white politician to head a major Canadian political party.
‘No rules’: Russian activist’s death a symbol of pre-election violence
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian opposition activist Ivan Skripnichenko died after being attacked by a man angry he opposed Vladimir Putin. Over a month later, nobody has been arrested, his family can’t see his autopsy, and authorities say he probably died o…
Catalan leader opens door to secession from Spain after vote
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Catalonia’s regional leader opened the door to a unilateral declaration of independence from Spain on Sunday after voters defied a violent police crackdown and, according to regional officials, voted 90 percent in favor of breakin…
Argentines march to demand answers on case of missing activist
Buenos Aires (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Argentines marched through the rain in front of the presidential palace on Sunday to demand answers in the case of a young protester who went missing two months ago.
Canadian Sikh politician is new leader of federal New Democrat Party
(Reuters) – A practicing Sikh and rising star politician from the Toronto area was elected on Sunday to lead Canada’s left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP), after securing more than 50 percent of the vote on the first ballot, the party said.
Five injured in Canada vehicle, stabbing attacks
EDMONTON, Canada (Reuters) – Canadian police on Sunday arrested a man whom authorities said they believe acted alone to carry out violent “attacks of terror” in the western city of Edmonton, injuring a police officer and four pedestrians with two vehic…
At least eight dead amid Cameroon Anglophone protests
BUEA/BAMENDA, Cameroon (Reuters) – Soldiers shot dead at least eight people and wounded others in Cameroon’s restless English-speaking regions on Sunday during protests by activists calling for its independence from the majority Francophone nation, an …
