French anti-gay marriage protesters march to revive issue before polls
PARIS (Reuters) – Thousands of opponents of gay marriage took to the streets of Paris on Sunday to defend their vision of family values, hoping to revive the issue in political debates ahead of next year’s presidential election.
U.S., Britain call for immediate ceasefire in Yemen
LONDON (Reuters) – The United States and Britain called on Sunday for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Yemen to end violence between Iran-backed Houthis and the government, which is supported by Gulf states.
India’s Modi, at summit, calls Pakistan ‘mother-ship of terrorism’
GOA, India (Reuters) – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi branded Pakistan a “mother-ship of terrorism” at a summit of the BRICS nations on Sunday, testing the cohesion of a group whose heavyweight member China is a close ally of India’s arch-rival.
Somali government shuts down newspaper, arrests editor
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somali security forces shut down a newspaper and arrested an editor, the Somali journalists’ union said on Sunday, the latest crackdown in what reporters say is a climate of intimidation.
German anti-Islam group PEGIDA stages anniversary rally in Dresden
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s anti-Islam PEGIDA movement drew thousands of supporters to Dresden city center on Sunday to celebrate its second anniversary, though numbers were subdued compared with crowds of about 25,000 at rallies in the city in early …
Danny Faure sworn in as new president of Seychelles
VICTORIA (Reuters) – Danny Faure was sworn in as the new president of Seychelles on Sunday, after thousands marched through the capital of the East African island nation to support him after the previous president resigned.
Anti-nuclear novice wins Japan election, blow to nuclear restarts
NIIGATA, Japan (Reuters) – An anti-nuclear candidate won an upset victory in a Japanese regional election on Sunday, a blow to Tokyo Electric Power’s attempts to restart the world’s biggest atomic power station and a challenge to the government’s ener…
Kuwait ruler dissolves parliament, opens way for elections
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s emir ordered the dissolution of parliament on Sunday, opening the way to fresh elections, saying “security challenges” in the region could best be addressed by consulting the popular will.
Approval rating of Peru’s Kuczynski drops 8 points after scandal
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski’s approval rating dropped 8 percentage points to 55 percent after a corruption scandal forced him to fire his health adviser, an Ipsos poll published in a newspaper showed on Sunday.
Bridge collapse near Indonesia’s Bali kills nine
DENPASAR, Indonesia (Reuters) – A bridge connecting two small islands near the Indonesian resort island of Bali collapsed on Sunday, killing nine people and injuring at least 30, officials said.
