Earthquake hits Iraq near border with Iran, several killed in both countries
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – At least four people died in Iraq and several were killed across the border in Iran on Sunday when a strong earthquake hit the region, officials and state media in the two countries said.
Hariri says he will return to Lebanon soon, leaves doubt about resignation
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri said on Sunday he would return to Lebanon from Saudi Arabia in two or three days to affirm that he had quit as prime minister, and also hinted that he could take back his resignation.
Slovenia’s President Pahor wins second term in close race
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian President Borut Pahor was re-elected for a second term in a runoff vote on Sunday, beating his challenger in a tight race.
Strong earthquake hits Iraq-Iran border area, six killed in Iran
BAGHDAD/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – A strong earthquake hit large parts of northern Iraq and the capital Baghdad on Sunday, and also caused damage in villages across the border in Iran where state TV said at least six people had been killed.
Hariri says he will return to Lebanon in days
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister on November 4 while in Saudi Arabia, said on Sunday he would return to his country within days.
Slovenia’s Pahor on course for re-election as president
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenian President Borut Pahor was on course to be re-elected to a second five-year term on Sunday, leading his challenger by six percentage points with 91 percent of votes counted, the Election Commission said shortly after poll…
Hariri says he will return to Lebanon within days
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Saad al-Hariri, who announced his resignation as Lebanon’s prime minister on Nov. 4 while in Saudi Arabia, said on Sunday he would return to his country within days.
Last exit from Myanmar, Rohingya wait for weeks on beach
AH LEI THAN KYAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – Some 1,000 Rohingya Muslims desperate to leave Myanmar are camped on this exposed, sun-baked beach on the Bay of Bengal waiting for a boat to carry them to sanctuary in Bangladesh.
Nearly 30 bodies found after clashes near Libyan capital: activists
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Twenty eight bodies with bullet wounds and torture marks were discovered on Saturday in an area west of Libya’s capital that has recently seen clashes between rival armed factions, a local human rights group said.
Merkel urges compromises as coalition talks enter final stretch
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Sunday urged party leaders negotiating a tricky three-way coalition government to show more willingness to compromise, as support for her conservative bloc plunged to the lowest level in more than s…
