Death toll from Guatemala children’s shelter fire rises to 39
GUATEMALA CITY (Reuters) – The number of girls who died after a fire at a Guatemala children’s shelter rose to 39 on Saturday, with several still in critical condition after one of the country’s worst tragedies in recent years.
UK government must make plans for possibility of no Brexit deal: lawmakers
LONDON (Reuters) – It would be a serious dereliction of duty if the British government failed to plan for the possibility of not reaching an exit deal with the European Union, a committee of lawmakers said in a report published on Sunday.
German Social Democrats draw level with Merkel’s conservatives – poll
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s center left Social Democrats (SPD) were up 1 percentage point at 33 percent, level with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives who were unchanged, an Emnid poll showed, just over six months before the federal election.
Haiti says final farewell to former president Preval
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Thousands of Haitians gathered on Saturday to say an emotional final farewell to former President Rene Preval, 74, the country’s first democratically elected leader to peacefully transfer power to his successors.
Modi’s one-man show triumphs again in India’s battleground state
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Sensing his party’s drive for votes in India’s most politically prized state had stalled, Prime Minister Narendra Modi cleared his schedule and thrust himself into the heart of the battle.
Northern League leader visit to Naples ignites street clashes
MILAN (Reuters) – Police clashed with rioters in Naples on Saturday during protests against the visit of Northern League leader Matteo Salvini, whose party has been known for its anti-southern rhetoric.
Poland says will ‘play rough’ with EU after Tusk vote
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland will start obstructing European Union business and “play a rough game” in Brussels after the bloc angered Warsaw by reappointing Donald Tusk as head of the European Council, the foreign minister said.
Scars of looting, destruction all that remain at Mosul museum
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – After two and a half years under Islamic State control, all that is left in Mosul’s museum are the traces of looting and destruction.
France’s Melenchon says has endorsements for presidential run
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-left presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon said on Saturday he had secured the 500 endorsements from elected officials needed in order to run in the election.
Germany’s Schaeuble says scope for tax cuts is limited
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble rejected demands on Saturday from some fellow conservatives for large tax cuts after a September election, saying there was only scope for about 15 billion euros in reductions.
