Israel says troops kill Palestinian who injured three in car attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot dead a Palestinian who had rammed three border policemen with his car in the occupied West Bank on Sunday, Israeli police said.
Algeria forces hunt militants after policeman assassinated
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian counter-terrorism forces on Sunday searched around the eastern city of Constantine after a policeman was killed in a rare urban attack by gunmen believed to be from a local Islamic State affiliate, a security source said.
Al Shabaab seizes town from Somali government
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – The Islamist group al Shabaab seized a town northwest of Somalia’s capital from government forces on Sunday, the latest small center taken by the militant group trying to topple the country’s Western-backed government.
Saudi-led raid kills 60 at Yemen security site, prison, official says
SANAA/HODEIDAH, Yemen (Reuters) – An air raid by an Arab coalition killed 60 people in Yemen, including inmates of a prison near the city of Hodeidah, medical sources said.
Old enemies set to elect Aoun as Lebanon’s president
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Twenty-six years after being forced from Lebanon’s presidential palace and into exile by the Syrian army, Michel Aoun is set to be elected head of state on Monday, backed by many of his old enemies.
Icelanders vote for stability as Pirates fall short of expectations
REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – Icelanders opted for stability in a general election, results showed on Sunday, with the anti-establishment Pirate Party falling short of expectations and the junior partner in the outgoing government emerging on top.
Saudi Arabia says arrests Islamic State suspects plotting attacks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has arrested at least eight suspected militants plotting killings and a car bombing, the Interior Ministry said on Sunday, and authorities were pursuing other accomplices.
German EU commissioner accused of racism after remarks about Chinese
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany’s EU commissioner has tried to play down remarks about Chinese and gay marriage that critics described as clearly racist and discriminatory.
Sixteen migrant bodies washed up in western Libya: Red Crescent
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The bodies of 16 migrants have washed up on shore at the western Libyan city of Zuwara, a Red Crescent spokesman said on Sunday.
Moldova chooses new president, with banking scandal still festering
CHISINAU (Reuters) – Moldovans voted on Sunday in a presidential race that may propel a pro-Russian Socialist candidate to power, after a billion-dollar corruption scandal undermined trust in politicians who want closer ties with the West.
