New Brazil prison clash leaves at least four dead in Amazon region
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – A new prison uprising in Brazil early on Sunday left four dead, adding to the chaos in Brazil’s penitentiary system that has left almost 100 inmates killed in the past week in a gang war.
Ghana president faces outcry over plagiarism in inaugural speech
ACCRA (Reuters) – Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo came under fire on Sunday when it emerged that his inaugural address plagiarized quotes from speeches by U.S. presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Londoners face Tube misery as workers set to strike from Sunday
LONDON (Reuters) – Londoners face transport chaos at the start of the working week after two unions representing workers on the London Underground said they would go ahead with a 24-hour strike from Sunday evening.
North Korea’s missile testing ‘serious threat’ to U.S.: defense secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – North Korea’s nuclear weapons capabilities and ballistic missile defense programs constitute a “serious threat” to the United States, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on Sunday.
Germany’s left parties set conditions for tie-up to threaten Merkel
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s left-leaning parties have set terms for forming a potential coalition after September’s election in a tie-up that could replace conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel.
U.S. military vows more complex training in Europe to deter Russia
BREMERHAVEN, Germany (Reuters) – The U.S. military on Sunday vowed to increase the scope and complexity of its European training exercises to deter Russian aggression, as more U.S. tanks, trucks and other equipment arrived in Germany for a big buildup …
Founder of Italy’s 5-Star proposes divorce from UKIP in EU parliament
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s maverick 5-Star Movement should cut ties with the anti-European Union UK Independence Party (UKIP) and consider hooking up with the Liberals in the European Parliament, 5-Star founder Beppe Grillo said on Sunday.
Suicide attacks kill 20 people in eastern Baghdad
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Suicide bombs at two marketplaces in Baghdad, one of them claimed by Islamic State, killed at least 20 people on Sunday, police and medics said, the latest in a spate of militant attacks in the Iraqi capital that have left dozens de…
Former Pakistan army chief to head Saudi-led military alliance: Pakistani media
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan’s recently retired army chief Raheel Sharif has been appointed to lead a new Saudi-military alliance to fight terrorism, Pakistani media have reported.
Trafficker leaves migrants in freezing German motorway car park
BERLIN (Reuters) – A people smuggler left 19 migrants, including five children, at a motorway parking area in freezing temperatures in southern Germany and fled the scene, police said on Sunday.
