Spain’s Socialists clear way for minority conservative government
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s conservative leader Mariano Rajoy was on course to secure a second term in power for his People’s Party (PP) on Sunday after his Socialist rivals agreed to abstain in a looming confidence vote, ending 10 months of political d…
Senior politician in South Africa’s ANC urges party leaders to quit
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A senior member of South Africa’s ruling ANC urged its top leaders including President Jacob Zuma to quit on Sunday, saying fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan reflected an abuse of power to settle political s…
Two police killed, 19 people wounded in bomb in east Turkey: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Two police officers were killed and 19 people were wounded when a car bomb exploded near a passing police vehicle in the eastern Turkish province of Bingol on Sunday, security sources said.
Aid agencies struggle to assist wave of returning Afghan refugees
TORKHAM, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Perched on top of lumbering trucks overflowing with all their possessions, Afghan families are streaming back to their home country at unprecedented rates, leaving international organizations scrambling to provide aid a…
Turkey’s ruling party has completed proposal on presidency, PM says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s ruling AK Party has finished working on its proposal for a constitutional change to create an executive presidency and is now ready to submit it to parliament, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Sunday.
Somalia’s Shabaab seize third town this month after peacekeepers withdraw
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist militant group al Shabaab on Sunday seized control of yet another town in central Somalia after it was abandoned by African Union peacekeepers, a militant spokesman and a local official said, the third to fall to insurge…
Two senior members of Britain’s troubled UKIP party enter leadership race
LONDON (Reuters) – Two senior members of Britain’s anti-European Union UK Independence Party said on Sunday they would run to become its next leader, days after the previous frontrunner quit the race and resigned from the troubled party.
Algeria’s ruling FLN party chief steps down
ALGIERS (Reuters) – The long-standing chief of Algeria’s ruling FLN party Amar Saadani has resigned just weeks after making accusations that a retired spy chief and a former prime minister had been French agents.
Egyptians losing patience with Sisi as economy deteriorates
CAIRO (Reuters) – A cartoon which appeared on social media shows a drowning Egyptian, only his hand protruding from the depths, waving for help. The next strips show President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi diving in, taking the drowning man’s watch and turning …
Lithuania goes to polls with center-right opposition set to win power
VILNIUS (Reuters) – Lithuanians began voting on Sunday in an election run-off in the European Union member state with the center-right opposition likely to oust the current coalition which has failed to rejuvenate the country’s sluggish economy.
