Expelled Russian diplomats leave United States
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian diplomats who were expelled by order of U.S. President Barack Obama left Washington on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported, citing Russia’s embassy.
Pope says terrorism casts bloodstain over world, condemns Istanbul attack
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis urged leaders to work together to fight the “plague of terrorism”, saying in his New Year’s address on Sunday that a bloodstain was covering the world as it started 2017.
China jails 67 people for involvement in mafia-style gang
BEIJING (Reuters) – A court in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui has handed out sentences of up to 20 years in jail for 67 people involved in a mafia-style gang that engaged in gambling, extortion and violence, state news agency Xinhua reported on …
Nigerian ex-militants say lost confidence in Buhari over restive Delta
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A group of former Nigerian militants said on Sunday it had lost confidence in the president’s efforts to end attacks on oil facilities in the Niger Delta, a major goal in efforts to reach a lasting peace settlement.
Gambia leader accuses West African bloc of declaring war
BANJUL (Reuters) – Gambian leader Yahya Jammeh accused West African regional body ECOWAS of declaring war, after it said it was putting forces on alert in case he refused to step down at the end of his mandate this month.
Britain’s May calls for unity in 2017 after divisive Brexit vote
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May pledged in a New Year message on Sunday to seek a Brexit deal that would work for all Britons, not just those who voted to leave the European Union in a referendum she said had laid bare the nation’…
Parcel bomb at far-right bookshop wounds Italian policeman
ROME (Reuters) – A parcel bomb with a timer exploded early Sunday morning in front of a Florence bookstore run by a neo-fascist group, seriously wounding a policeman trying defuse the device, authorities said.
Swiss favor close EU ties over immigration curbs: survey
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters would rather maintain close economic ties with the European Union than adopt immigration curbs that could jeopardize Switzerland’s access to the EU single market, a survey published on Sunday showed.
UK minister sees threat of Islamic State chemical attack in Britain
LONDON (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have aspirations to launch mass-casualty chemical attacks on targets in Britain and elsewhere in Europe, the British security minister said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday.
Policeman killed, inmates freed in attack on Bahrain prison
MUSCAT (Reuters) – Armed men attacked a prison in Bahrain on Sunday, freeing several convicts and killing a policeman, the interior ministry said.
