Aid officials ‘gravely concerned’ over fate of relocated IS families in Iraq
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Aid officials in Iraq said they were “gravely concerned” about the fate of about 1,400 foreign wives and children of suspected Islamic State militants relocated by Iraqi authorities, who did not warn aid organizations.
U.S. Ambassador Haley: U.N. has exhausted options on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea’s nuclear program and the United States may have to turn the matter over to the Pentagon….
Exclusive: ‘We will kill you all’ – Rohingya villagers in Myanmar beg for safe passage
SITTWE, Myanmar (Reuters) – Thousands of Rohingya Muslims in violence-racked northwest Myanmar are pleading with authorities for safe passage from two remote villages that are cut off by hostile Buddhists and running short of food.
Spain’s prosecutor warns over Catalonia referendum as leaflets seized
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish authorities on Sunday pursued efforts to block an independence vote in Catalonia, seizing campaign materials as the chief prosecutor said jailing the region’s top politician could not be ruled out.
American tourists attacked with acid at French train station
MARSEILLE (Reuters) – A woman threw acid at four female American tourists at a train station in the French city of Marseille on Sunday, an attack police said they did not believe was terrorism-related.
Rejuvenated Berlusconi lays out vote platform, eyes victory in Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, marking a formal return to Italy’s political stage, laid out his policy priorities on Sunday for the forthcoming election, portraying himself as a pro-European moderate.
Hamas says ready to hand Gaza to a Palestinian unity government
CAIRO/RAMALLAH (Reuters) – Hamas has agreed to dissolve the administration that runs Gaza, it said on Sunday, a major step towards handing control of the enclave to a Palestinian unity government after a decade of bitter rivalry with President Mahmoud …
Haley says U.N. has exhausted options on North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said on Sunday that the U.N. Security Council has run out of options on containing North Korea’s nuclear program and the United States may have to turn the matter over to the …
Iran leader Khamenei warns U.S. against ‘wrong move’ on nuclear deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran will not be bullied by the United States and will react strongly to any “wrong move” by Washington on Tehran’s nuclear deal, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Sunday.
Japan’s PM Abe considers snap election as early as October: sources
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering calling a snap election for as early as next month to take advantage of his improved approval ratings and disarray in the main opposition party, government and ruling party sources sa…
