Central African Republic death toll could reach 30: U.N.
BANGUI (Reuters – Hundreds of civilians are seeking refuge inside a mosque in the Central African Republic’s border town of Bangassou amid ongoing attacks by Christian militias that have killed up to 30 civilians, U.N. officials and aid workers said on…
Central African Republic death toll could reach 30: U.N.
BANGUI (Reuters) – Up to 30 civilians have been killed in a series of ongoing attacks targeting the Muslim population of a town in southeastern Central African Republic, the head of the U.N. peacekeeping mission (MINUSCA) told Reuters on Sunday.
North Korea’s latest missile launch suggests progress toward ICBM: experts
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s successful missile test-launch signals major advances in developing an intercontinental ballistic missile, such as mastery of re-entry technology and better engine performance key to targeting the United States, experts …
Targeting core Labour voters, UK’s May promises more workers’ rights
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister Theresa May will promise on Monday to extend British workers’ rights in the workplace and the boardroom, part of a push to win over traditional working class supporters of the opposition Labour Party in next month’s el…
Cholera strikes Yemen’s Sanaa; state of emergency called
DUBAI (Reuters) – Cholera has killed at least 115 people in the Yemeni capital Sanaa, the local Saba news agency said, after authorities on Sunday declared a state of emergency over the outbreak and called for international help to avert disaster.
Trump considering how move of U.S. Embassy in Israel could affect Mideast peace
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is trying to determine how keeping his promise to move the U.S. Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem could affect his hopes of brokering a peace deal between the Israelis and the Palestinians, his secretary of st…
Austria heads for snap election as coalition shatters
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s youthful foreign minister took over as leader of the country’s main conservative party on Sunday and called for a snap parliamentary election that center-left Chancellor Christian Kern admitted he could not prevent.
Austrian conservatives pick Foreign Minister Kurz as leader
VIENNA (Reuters) – The leadership of Austria’s conservative People’s Party, the junior party in the country’s coalition government, has appointed Foreign Minister Sebastian Kurz as its new head, Kurz told a news conference on Sunday.
Victory in state vote shows Germany’s Merkel on course to retain power
DUESSELDORF/BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives defeated the ruling Social Democrats (SPD) in a key state election on Sunday, exit polls showed, boosting their hopes of retaining power in September’s national vot…
Thousands protest in Moscow against housing resettlement plan
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of Muscovites joined a protest rally in the center of the Russian capital on Sunday against government plans to resettle millions of citizens from shoddy Soviet-era apartment blocks.
