Mourners recall Elie Wiesel’s fight for Holocaust victims
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The death of World War Two concentration camp survivor and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel was mourned on Sunday by admirers worldwide who honored his life-long fight for millions of Holocaust victims.
Colombians divided on peace deal: poll
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombians are divided on a potential peace deal between the government and the FARC rebels, an Ipsos survey showed Sunday, amid skepticism about political participation by the guerrillas.
Mauritania arrests nine anti-slavery activists
NOUAKCHOTT (Reuters) – Mauritanian authorities have arrested nine anti-slavery activists and accused them of starting a riot in which several police officers were injured and a bus was burned, activist leaders said on Sunday.
Search vessel recovers human remains at EgyptAir MS804 crash site
CAIRO (Reuters) – A search vessel contracted by the Egyptian government has recovered all mapped human remains under water at the crash site of EgyptAir flight MS804 in the Mediterranean, Egypt’s aircraft accident investigation committee said on Sunday…
Turkish court remands 13 in jail over Istanbul airport attack
ANKARA (Reuters) – A Turkish court on Sunday remanded 13 alleged Islamic State militants in custody pending trial in connection with suicide bombings at Istanbul’s main airport last Tuesday that claimed 45 lives.
France threatens to stop applying EU law on seconded workers
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union should swiftly modify the regulation allowing pay differentials between seconded and local workers or France will stop applying it, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Sunday.
Trudeau says Canada exploring gender-neutral identity cards: TV
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canada is exploring gender-neutral options on identity cards, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told local television station CP24 on Sunday at a Toronto gay pride parade.
Iraq’s Shi’ite militiamen stir unease in Sunni Falluja
FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – A highway overpass in central Falluja, from which Islamic State militants hanged a captured Iraqi soldier last year, bears the marks of the city’s latest victors, including a slogan scrawled in green spray paint: “The state of…
Eight Cuba volleyball players detained in Finland over suspected rape
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Eight Cuba national team volleyball players have been detained over a suspected rape in Finland, police said on Sunday.
Two-state Israeli-Palestinian solution slipping away: U.N. official
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is slipping away, the U.N. special coordinator for Middle East peace warned on Sunday, after both sides shrugged off criticism by international mediators.
