Jordan declares end of castle siege, says four gunmen killed
AMMAN (Reuters) – Jordanian security forces said they killed four “terrorist outlaws” after flushing them out of a castle in the southern city of Karak where they had holed up after a shoot-out that killed nine people.
Bolivia’s Morales says he may run for fourth term despite referendum loss
LA PAZ (Reuters) – Bolivian President Evo Morales said on Sunday he may run for a fourth consecutive term in elections in 2019 despite losing a referendum in February that would have reformed the country’s constitution to allow him to run again.
Hundreds arrested in Venezuela cash chaos, vigilantes protect shops
CARACAS (Reuters) – Security forces have arrested more than 300 people during protests and lootings over the elimination of Venezuela’s largest currency bill, President Nicolas Maduro said on Sunday.
Gunmen burn buses, Aleppo convoy goes through
BEIRUT/AMMAN (Reuters) – Armed men burned five buses that were supposed to be used for an evacuation near Idlib in Syria on Sunday, stalling a deal to allow thousands to depart the last rebel pocket in Aleppo, where evacuees crammed into buses for hour…
Indian PM’s camp seeks support from unlikely quarter: Muslim women
DEOBAND, India (Reuters) – When Narendra Modi stood before faithful followers in October, on a stage swathed in the saffron colors of his Hindu nationalist movement, the Indian leader made an unexpected overture.
Suicide bomber kills seven in Libyan city of Benghazi: officials
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – At least seven people were killed and eight wounded when a suicide bomber targeted forces loyal to Libya’s eastern government in Benghazi on Sunday, medical and security officials said.
Saudi Arabia, U.S. play down reports of curbs on military support
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and the United States on Sunday played down media reports that Washington had decided to limit military support, including planned arms sales to the kingdom, over its war in Yemen.
Polish leaders try to defuse media row on third day of protests
WARSAW (Reuters) – Street protests and a sit-in by opposition lawmakers against Poland’s ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party over its proposals to curb media access to parliament extended to a third day on Sunday as leading politicians scrambled to defu…
Lebanon forms new government: televised statement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s President, Michel Aoun, and Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri have formed a new government of 30 ministers drawn from most sides of the country’s political spectrum and from all of its religious sects, the cabinet office said o…
Ships off U.N. blacklist as China said to halt use of North Korean crews
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council lifted North Korean sanctions on five ships after China secured assurances that the vessels would no longer use North Korean crews, a council diplomat said on Sunday.
