Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies at 87
(Reuters) – Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long voice of millions of Holocaust victims, died on Saturday. He was 87.
Leadsom, candidate to lead Britain, would be quick to trigger article 50
LONDON (Reuters) – Andrea Leadsom, one of five candidates to succeed David Cameron as British prime minister, said on Sunday she would be quick to start the process of negotiating the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union.
UAE tells citizens to avoid national dress while abroad after man held in U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has urged men to avoid wearing the white robes, headscarf and headband of the national dress when traveling abroad, after a businessman visiting the United States was wrestled to the ground and held as an Isla…
Australian election cliff-hanger leaves nation in limbo
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s political parties began horsetrading on Sunday to break an anticipated parliamentary deadlock after a dramatic election failed to produce a clear winner, raising the prospect of prolonged political and economic instabilit…
‘Reverse Greenland’, anyone? Scots eye post-Brexit EU options
BRUSSELS/EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Could Scots get their wish to remain, effectively, in the European Union even while maintaining their union with England once the United Kingdom as whole leaves the EU?
With Russia as an ally, Serbia edges toward NATO
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia is performing a delicate balancing act between its European aspirations, partnership with NATO and its centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance with Russia.
Pakistan floods kill 28, including worshippers at mosque
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – Flash floods triggered by heavy rain have killed at least 28 people in northern Pakistan, officials said on Sunday, including some who were swept away while praying at a mosque.
Niger Delta Avengers say five attacks launched since Friday in Nigeria’s southern Delta
LAGOS (Reuters) – The Niger Delta Avengers, a militant group which has carried out a series of attacks on Nigerian oil facilities in the last few months, on Sunday said it had mounted five attacks in the southern energy hub since Friday.
Argentines take to streets, demand Messi return to national team
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Hundreds of Argentines protested in the pouring rain on Saturday, demanding that soccer star Lionel Messi return to Argentina’s national team after he unexpectedly quit following a loss in the regional Copa America final.
Lavrov, Kerry have fresh exchange on ways of ending Syrian conflict
AMMAN/MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia and the United States held fresh talks on Saturday on ways of cooperating to end the five-year conflict in Syria as intensive Syrian government air strikes killed at least 40 civilians in a town northeast of Damascus.
