Egyptian court jails 56 over migrant boat shipwreck
RASHID, Egypt (Reuters) – An Egyptian court sentenced 56 people to prison terms of up to 14 years on Sunday over the capsizing of a boat that killed over 200 people, one of the deadliest disasters in the dangerous Mediterranean crossings of migrants to…
France’s Fillon ‘very likely’ wiretapped, ally says
PARIS (Reuters) – It is “extremely likely” that French conservative presidential candidate Francois Fillon has been the subject of wiretapping in the course of a judicial investigation, a campaign aide said on Sunday, in the latest accusations to be ma…
Islamic State warns Syrian dam at risk of collapse
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State has warned that the Tabqa dam, which a U.S.-backed Kurdish and Arab militia is trying to capture from the militant group, is at imminent risk of collapse because of airstrikes and increased water levels.
U.S.-backed Syrian militia makes gains against Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Kurdish and Arab Syrian militia backed by the United States has captured the town of Karama as it prepares for an assault on the Islamic State stronghold of Raqqa that it expects to take place in early April, it said on Sunday.
Russian police detain opposition leader, hundreds of protesters
MOSCOW/YEKATERINBURG, Russia (Reuters) – Police detained hundreds of protesters across Russia on Sunday, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, after thousands took to the streets to demonstrate against corruption and demand the resignation of Pri…
Iran sanctions 15 U.S. firms, citing human rights abuses and Israel ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has imposed sanctions on 15 U.S. companies for alleged human rights violations and cooperating with Israel, the state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday, in a tit-for-tat reaction to a move by Washington.
Conflicting casualty figures a week after Iraq Mosul blast
MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Conflicting accounts emerged on Sunday about an explosion in Iraq’s Mosul a week ago after a U.S.-led coalition strike against Islamic State that local officials say collapsed buildings, killing and burying many people.
Communal strife in home state of India’s Modi kills one, 14 hurt
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – One person was killed and about 14 injured when violence erupted following a scuffle between Muslim and Hindu school students in Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat, a senior administrative official said on…
Bulgarian center-right GERB wins most votes in election
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s center-right GERB party narrowly won a parliamentary election on Sunday, giving it a chance to form another government after leader Boiko Borisov resigned as prime minister in November, triggering the snap poll.
Vietnamese detainee dies in Japan immigration center
TOKYO (Reuters) – A Vietnamese man held in a solitary cell at an immigration detention center in Japan died on Saturday, raising fresh questions over the monitoring of individuals in the country’s detention system.
