Italy’s Renzi steps up attack on EU, Merkel
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi stepped up his attacks against other European Union leaders on Sunday after an EU summit in Bratislava which he said amounted to no more than “a nice cruise on the Danube.”
Somali general, 7 bodyguards killed in suspected car bomb attack: police
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – A Somali general and at least seven of his bodyguards were killed on Sunday when their military convoy was hit by a suspected car bomb, a police officer said on Sunday.
Swiss right-wing politician unhurt after knife attack
VIENNA (Reuters) – A senior official in the right-wing Swiss People’s Party, Christoph Blocher, escaped unharmed after being attacked by a man carrying a knife after a political debate in Zurich on Saturday, Zurich police said.
Syrian warplane downed during operation against Islamic State: army
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian military on Sunday said one of its war planes had been downed in the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zor during an operation against Islamic state, where the militant group has been under intense air strikes in the past 24 …
Just under 30 percent of French Muslims reject secular laws: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Just under 30 percent of France’s 3 to 4 million Muslims reject the country’s secular laws, according to an Ifop poll published by the French weekly Journal du Dimanche.
Brexit? What Brexit? EU on cruise control
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – The “Brexit cruise” didn’t get very far. EU leaders drifted down the Danube for an hour, said little about Britain over a leisurely shipboard lunch, then circled back to Bratislava to resume Friday’s summit.
Independent candidate catching up in Austria’s presidential race
VIENNA (Reuters) – Independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen is catching up against his far-right rival in a Gallup poll ahead of December’s repeat election for the Austrian presidency.
Three Indonesians freed by militant Abu Sayyaf group: Philippine military spokesman
MANILA (Reuters) – Three Indonesian fishermen held by Islamic State-linked rebels in the Philippines have been released, the Philippine military said on Sunday, just hours after the militias freed a Norwegian man after a year-long ordeal.
China charges brother of former aide to retired president over graft
BEIJING (Reuters) – China has charged the brother of a disgraced one-time aide to former President Hu Jintao with receiving bribes, the country’s supreme court said on Sunday, the latest among a number of former officials to be accused.
In Hungary’s migrant vote, only the turnout is in doubt
ASOTTHALOM, Hungary (Reuters) – On a recent evening on Hungary’s border with Serbia, a fleet of police trucks raced along the dusty boundary.
