Libyan force counter attacks at oil ports, claims to retake control of Es Sider
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A Libyan force ousted a week ago from key oil ports counter attacked on Sunday, taking back control of Es Sider terminal and triggering clashes near Ras Lanuf port, spokesman for the force, Ali al-Hassi, and a port worker sa…
Arms for Houthis found in Yemen trucks with Oman plates: newspaper
DUBAI (Reuters) – Allies of Yemen’s president found weapons bound for Iran-aligned Houthi forces on trucks with Omani license plates, although there was no evidence of any link to Omani authorities, who are neutral in Yemen’s war, a Saudi-owned daily r…
Mission accomplished? Britain’s anti-EU party fights to retain influence
BOURNEMOUTH, England (Reuters) – “We won!” was the anti-European Union UK Independence Party’s rallying cry at its annual conference as members celebrated Britain’s vote to leave the EU, but underneath the euphoria lurked a fresh anxiety: what now?
‘Token’ Belarussian MP hopes to give opposition a voice
MINSK (Reuters) – The election in Belarus of lawmakers critical of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko has split pro-democracy activists in the ex-Soviet republic once dubbed Europe’s last dictatorship.
‘Kung Fu’ nuns bike Himalayas to oppose human trafficking
(Corrects Sept. 16 story to remove “monks” and replace with “general public” in paragraph 13)
Merkel faces setback in Berlin vote due to migrant fears
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives look set to suffer a second electoral blow in two weeks in a Berlin city vote on Sunday as voters are expected to express their unease with her refugee-friendly policy.
Venezuela summit draws few leaders in blow to Maduro
MARGARITA ISLAND, Venezuela (Reuters) – Only a handful of leaders have traveled to a meeting of a large Cold War-era bloc in Venezuela this week, in an embarrassment for the crisis-hit socialist government.
False alarm leads to major police operation in central Paris
PARIS (Reuters) – Parts of central Paris were cordoned off on Saturday after a false alarm triggered a major security operation, French police said.
Canadian police officer hurt in Calgary mall altercation
(Reuters) – A Canadian police officer was in stable condition after being injured in a violent altercation at a shopping mall in the western city of Calgary that left a second person with more serious wounds, emergency responders and media reports said…
Gunmen kill two policemen in Saudi Eastern Province: Arabiya TV
DUBAI (Reuters) – Two policemen were shot dead in Saudi Arabia’s oil-producing Eastern Province by unknown assailants, the Saudi-owned Al Arabiya television channel reported on Sunday.
