Brother of Marseille attacker arrested in Italy: police
ROME (Reuters) – Italian police said on Sunday they had arrested the brother of Anis Hannachi, the Tunisian man who killed two young women with a knife outside the Marseille train station a week ago in a suspected terrorist act.
Boat carrying asylum seekers from Myanmar capsizes off Bangladesh
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh (Reuters) – At least two people have died after a boat carrying refugees fleeing Myanmar capsized on its way to Bangladesh on Sunday, local authorities told Reuters.
Switzerland demands release of Swiss woman abducted in Sudan
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland on Sunday called for the quick release of a Swiss woman reported abducted in Sudan’s troubled Darfur region where rebels have been fighting the government for more than a decade.
Venezuela leader thanks hostile Trump for making him ‘famous’
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro baited U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday by thanking him for a barrage of criticism that had made him famous worldwide.
Merkel, Bavaria allies agree on migrant policy: sources
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) have agreed on the divisive issue of a refugee cap with her conservative Bavarian allies, two conservative sources told Reuters, removing a hurdle to coalition talks with ot…
West edges towards punishing Myanmar army leaders over Rohingya crisis: sources
YANGON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The European Union and the United States are considering targeted sanctions against Myanmar military leaders over an offensive that has driven more than 500,000 Rohingya Muslims out of the country, officials familiar with …
Russian firefighters user helicopters to extinguish market fire
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian firefighters on Sunday used specially equipped helicopters to dump water on a construction goods market on the northwestern edge of Moscow that caught fire.
Hezbollah leader says U.S. actions aiding Islamic State in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Sunday that the United States was serving the interests of Islamic State by preventing the Syrian army and its allies advancing in some areas of eastern Syria.
Philippine president sees biggest ratings dip, but popularity intact
MANILA (Reuters) – Trust and satisfaction in Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte fell to the lowest of his presidency in the third quarter of this year, a survey showed on Sunday, although sentiment about his leadership remained positive overall.
Likely successor to Cuba’s Castro rejects U.S. demands for change
HAVANA (Reuters) – The man forecast to replace Cuban President Raul Castro early next year rejected U.S. demands that the Communist-run country change its political and economic system.
