Romania scraps decree decriminalizing graft as mass protests persist
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s Social Democrat government on Sunday annulled a decree that would decriminalize some graft offences, an embarrassing u-turn for the country’s new prime minister in the face of week-long mass protests and international re…
At least 13 killed, over 30 injured in Honduras bus crash
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – At least 13 people died and more than 30 were injured in Honduras on Sunday, in a crash between a bus and a truck on the outskirts of the capital, officials said.
Nigeria’s leader seeks extended medical leave, fanning ill health rumors
ABUJA (Reuters) – President Muhammadu Buhari asked parliament on Sunday to extend his medical leave, his office said in a statement, deepening suspicions among many Nigerians that his health is worse than officials are admitting publicly.
U.S. coalition jets bomb Islamic State-held town near Euphrates Dam
AMMAN (Reuters) – U.S-led coalition planes bombed an Islamic State-controlled town near the Euphrates Dam in northern Syria a day after the launch of a new phase of a campaign to capture the militants’ defacto capital of Raqqa, activists and the milita…
France’s Le Pen launches election bid with vow to fight globalization
LYON, France (Reuters) – France’s far-right party leader Marine Le Pen on Sunday told thousands of flag-waving supporters chanting “This is our country!” that she alone could protect them against Islamic fundamentalism and globalization if elected pres…
France’s far-left Melenchon uses hologram to spread election message
PARIS (Reuters) – Far-left firebrand Jean-Luc Melenchon embraced technology during the launch of his presidential campaign at a rally in Lyon on Sunday, with a 3D hologram of him making his speech appearing at the same time at another rally in Paris.
About 300 rebels from Colombia’s FARC have not demobilized, general says
SAIZA, Colombia (Reuters) – Around 300 fighters from Colombia’s Marxist FARC rebels will not demobilize under a peace deal, a military commander said, giving the first official figure of guerrillas who may join with crime gangs seeking control of lucra…
In Cuba visit, Colorado governor sees government desire to work with Trump
HAVANA (Reuters) – The governor of Colorado said on Sunday he believes the Cuban government wants to further improve relations with the United States under President Donald Trump, as he wrapped up a three-day visit to the Communist-run island nation.
May’s Brexit plan under pressure ahead of parliamentary test
LONDON (Reuters) – Pro-Europe MPs’ efforts to temper Theresa May’s Brexit plan gained traction on Sunday when a member of her own party broke ranks to criticize her strategy before parliamentary votes that will test her government’s slim majority.
Louvre attacker refuses to speak to investigators: source
PARIS/CAIRO (Reuters) – The machete-wielding attacker who was shot by a soldier outside France’s Louvre museum refused to answer investigators on Sunday after being formally placed into custody at a hospital, a source at the Paris prosecutor’s office s…
