Britain says 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests after London fire
LONDON (Reuters) – Some 181 high-rise buildings have failed safety tests carried out after a fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month, the British government said on Sunday.
Iraqis prepare to celebrate Mosul victory blocks away from raging battles
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqis prepared on Sunday to celebrate an expected victory over Islamic State in Mosul, just blocks away from battles raging in the last few districts where the militants are dug in.
CNPC gas pipeline blast kills eight, injures 35: Xinhua
BEIJING (Reuters) – At least eight people died and another 35 were injured in a natural gas pipeline explosion in southwest China’s Guizhou Province on Sunday, Xinhua news agency reported.
Egyptian court sentences 20 to death for killing policemen
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Sunday upheld the death penalty for 20 men charged with killing policemen in the violence that followed the military’s ousting of an Islamist president in 2013, while changing the sentence for many others to hefty…
French and West African presidents launch Sahel force
BAMAKO (Reuters) – African powers launched a new multinational military force to tackle Islamist militants in the Sahel on Sunday, which French President Emmanuel Macron told a regional summit should be fully operational by the autumn despite its curre…
Britain should listen to pay bodies on public-sector rises: minister
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain could abandon an across-the-board cap on pay for public-sector workers such as teachers and nurses if review bodies said higher rises were needed to recruit and retain workers, Environment Secretary Michael Gove said on Sunda…
Militant video purports to show westerners held in Mali
CAIRO (Reuters) – Islamist militants operating in Mali released a video purporting to show six western hostages, ahead of a regional security summit in the West African country attended by France’s president on Sunday.
Fire destroys Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon, kills one
BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon (Reuters) – A fire tore through a camp for Syrian refugees in Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley on Sunday, killing at least one person and leaving two in critical condition, the U.N. refugees’ organization said.
As anti-G20 protests begin, Merkel says growth must be inclusive
BERLIN (Reuters) – With an eye on anti-globalization protests brewing in Hamburg before this week’s G20 summit, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday leaders will have to focus on sustainable and inclusive economic growth rather than their own prospe…
Two suspected al Qaeda militants killed in Yemen drone strike
ADEN (Reuters) – Two suspected al Qaeda militants were killed in a drone strike while traveling on a motorbike in southern Yemen late on Saturday, residents said.
