Ivorian opposition seeks return to political mainstream in polls
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Voters in Ivory Coast cast their ballots in parliamentary polls on Sunday as the main opposition party seeks to challenge President Alassane Ouattara’s near monopoly of the legislature.
Head of U.N. nuclear watchdog says Iran showing commitment to deal
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has shown commitment to the deal on its nuclear program agreed with world powers, the head of the United Nations atomic energy watchdog said on Sunday, following complaints by Tehran over what it calls a U.S. violation of the acc…
Israeli forces kill Palestinian in clash with stone-throwers: Palestinian ministry
RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, after entering a village in the occupied West Bank where, the Israeli military said, they were confronted by stone-throwers.
New Zealand’s new leader names his cabinet, changes inner circle
WELLINGTON (Reuters) – New Zealand’s new prime minister Bill English announced his cabinet on Sunday, introducing four new faces and rejigging his inner leadership group.
Indonesian air force plane crashes in Papua killing 13, official says
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Indonesian air force transport plane has crashed into a mountain, killing all 13 people board, during a training exercise in the remote region of Papua, a search and rescue agency official said on Sunday.
U.N. Security Council lifts North Korea sanctions on five ships
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council said on Saturday it had lifted sanctions on five ships that were blacklisted in March for ties to North Korea’s arms trade.
Lula rejects accusations in latest Brazilian corruption case
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Lawyers for former Brazilian president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Saturday criticized the fourth corruption case brought against him after a judge accepted formal charges that he had interfered in a government tender to buy new …
Polish opposition keeps blocking parliament in standoff with government
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish opposition leaders said on Saturday they would maintain their blockade of parliament’s main hall and called for popular protests against a government that has accused it of trying to seize power.
Ex-Guantanamo detainee living in Uruguay denied entry to South Africa
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – A former Guantanamo prisoner who was resettled in Uruguay but has asked to leave was denied entry to South Africa by that country’s migration authorities, a Uruguayan official said.
Turkey’s Erdogan blames Kurdish militants after bomb kills at least 13, wounds 56
ANKARA, Turkey (Reuters) – A car bomb killed at least 13 soldiers and wounded 56 when it ripped through a bus carrying off-duty military personnel in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on Saturday, an attack President Tayyip Erdogan blamed on Kurdish …
