Pope decries war, terrorism and weapons as condemns Egypt blast
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis condemned a deadly blast at a church in Egypt and said at a Palm Sunday Mass that the world was suffering from wars, terrorism and “interests that are armed and ready to strike”.
Hardline cleric Raisi to take on Rouhani in Iran’s presidential election
LONDON (Reuters) – Hardline Shi’ite cleric Ebrahim Raisi announced on Sunday he would run in Iran’s May presidential election, challenging moderate President Hassan Rouhani’s economic record and his policy of detente with the West.
UK defense minister: Russia responsible by proxy for Syria chemical deaths
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said on Sunday Russia bore responsibility by proxy for civilian deaths in Syria last week caused by a poison gas attack that Washington says was carried out by the Moscow-backed government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad….
Finland’s anti-EU party expected to lose momentum in local elections
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland’s co-ruling, eurosceptic Finns party is poised for a loss in Sunday’s municipal elections, with the latest opinion polls showing the party far behind its center-right coalition partners.
Iran’s Rouhani condemns U.S. attack on Syria, chides Gulf Arabs
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday condemned as “flagrant U.S. aggression on Syria” a U.S. missile strike on a on a Syrian air base this week and criticized Gulf Arab states for supporting it, state television reported.
Uzbek suspect in Swedish attack sympathized with Islamic State: police
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – An Uzbek man suspected of ramming a truck into a crowd in Stockholm, killing four people, had expressed sympathy for Islamic State and was wanted for failing to comply with a deportation order, Swedish police said on Sunday.
Sadr becomes first Iraqi Shi’ite leader to urge Assad to step down
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s influential Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to “take a historic heroic decision” and step down, to spare his country further bloodshed.
Palm Sunday bombings of Egyptian Coptic churches kill 44
TANTA,Egypt/CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 44 people were killed in Egypt in bomb attacks at the cathedral of the Coptic Pope and another church on Palm Sunday, prompting anger and fear among Christians and leading to troop deployments and the declaration …
Six people killed, more than 100 injured during Kashmir protests
SRINAGAR (Reuters) – Six people were killed and more than 100 injured on Sunday when police clashed with protesters during a by-election in Srinagar in India’s disputed Kashmir region, officials said.
China anti-graft body probing chief insurance regulator
BEIJING (Reuters) – The head of China’s insurance regulator is being investigated for suspected disciplinary violations, the country’s top anti-graft body said on Sunday, bringing the most senior financial regulator to date into the government’s fight …
