Conflicting casualty figures a week after Iraq Mosul blast
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Conflicting accounts emerged on Sunday about an explosion in Iraq’s Mosul a week ago after a U.S.-led coalition strike against Islamic State that local officials say collapsed buildings, killing and burying many people.
Communal strife in home state of India’s Modi kills one, 14 hurt
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One person was killed and about 14 injured when violence erupted following a scuffle between Muslim and Hindu school students in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, a senior administrative official said on…
Bulgarian center-right GERB wins most votes in election
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party narrowly won a parliamentary election on Sunday, giving it a chance to form another government after leader Boiko Borisov resigned as prime minister in November, triggering the snap poll.
Vietnamese detainee dies in Japan immigration center
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Vietnamese man held in a solitary cell at an immigration detention center in Japan died on Saturday, raising fresh questions over the monitoring of individuals in the country’s detention system.
Chinese authorities block Sydney academic from boarding flight home
BEIJING/SYDNEY (Reuters) – Chinese authorities have blocked an Australia-based academic from boarding a flight home, Australia said on Sunday, after what sources said was repeated interrogation over his links to liberal intellectuals in mainland China….
U.S. strike kills an al Qaeda ‘leader’ in Afghanistan: Pentagon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Pentagon said on Saturday a U.S. air strike in Afghanistan this week killed an al Qaeda militant who was responsible for the death of two American service members and accused of involvement in a deadly attack on a bus carryin…
Merkel’s conservatives win Saarland vote in boost for national campaign
BERLIN/SAARBRUECKEN, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives won a regional election in the western state of Saarland on Sunday, dealing a setback to their Social Democrat rivals and boosting her prospects of winning a fourt…
UK police still believe London attacker was acting alone
LONDON (Reuters) – British anti-terrorism police said on Saturday they still believe the man who launched a deadly attack outside parliament this week was acting alone but conceded they may never understand his motive.
Hong Kong leader-elect pledges smooth transfer of power amid divisions
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong’s chief executive-elect Carrie Lam met with the city’s incumbent and unpopular leader Leung Chun-ying on Monday, calling for a “smooth and effective” transition of power amidst heightened tensions.
Nigerian lawmakers summon officials, firms over immigration deals
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian lawmakers on Saturday summoned the attorney general, accountant general, minister of interior and four companies to appear before a committee of parliamentarians over allegations that revenues were withheld from the immigrati…
