Japanese suicide pensioner blows himself up in park, injures three others: NHK
TOKYO (Reuters) – A 72 year-old retired soldier blew himself up in a park in the Japanese city of Utsunomiya, killing himself and injuring three other people in an apparent suicide, state broadcaster NHK reported.
Spain’s Socialists seen clearing the way for end to political deadlock
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Socialists on Sunday were expected to clear the way for the conservative People’s Party (PP) to be sworn in for a second term, ending a 10-month political deadlock that has paralyzed institutions and threatened to derail an e…
Duterte hopes Philippine fishermen can return to China-controlled shoal
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hope on Sunday that fishermen would be able to return to the disputed Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea in the next few days.
French police chief promises change after sixth night of protests: TV
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s national police chief has promised to upgrade equipment and improve working conditions for the country’s police, who staged a sixth night of protests across several cities.
Battle for Aleppo intensifies after ceasefire ends
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The battle for control of the northern Syrian city of Aleppo intensified on Sunday with air strikes, ground offensives and shelling, the morning after a resurgence in fighting ended a Russian ceasefire, a monitor and rebel groups sai…
Opium crops spread in Afghanistan as Taliban gains ground, U.N. says
VIENNA (Reuters) – The cultivation of opium poppy in Afghanistan, the world’s main source of heroin, has risen to its third-highest level in more than 20 years, the United Nations confirmed on Sunday, as the Taliban insurgency gains ground.
Australian minister says rights commissioner politicizing role
SYDNEY (Reuters) – An Australian government minister criticized the human rights commissioner on Sunday for comments on the treatment of refugees and reproof of politicians, saying she had politicized her position and made “substantial errors of judgme…
Mass prison break in Haiti, 174 inmates flee after killing guard
ARCAHAIE, Haiti (Reuters) – Most inmates of a northern Haitian prison escaped on Saturday after killing a guard and stealing firearms, said authorities who launched a manhunt with support from U.N. peacekeepers for the 174 fugitives.
Colombia airline restarts Venezuela flights after warplane incident
BOGOTA/CARACAS (Reuters) – Colombia’s Avianca airline will restart flights to Venezuela after one of its aircraft was approached by at least one Venezuelan warplane on Friday, creating a diplomatic incident and prompting the airline to cancel flights …
Iraqi army drives Islamic State from Christian region near Mosul
QAYYARA, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi army troops on Saturday stormed into a Christian region that has been under Islamic State control since 2014 as part of U.S.-backed operations to clear the entrances to Mosul, the militants’ last major city stronghold in…
