Ivory Coast votes on new constitution as opposition boycotts
ABIDJAN (Reuters) – Voters in Ivory Coast cast their ballots on Sunday in a referendum to decide whether to approve a new constitution that President Alassane Ouattara argues will guarantee peace in the wake of years of political turmoil.
China tries to ‘divide and rule’ Taiwan by befriending pro-Beijing towns
TAIPEI (Reuters) – China is embarking on a divide-and-rule campaign on self-ruled Taiwan, offering to boost tourism to pro-Beijing towns and counties while giving the new pro-independence government the cold shoulder, government officials and politicia…
South African prosecutor says hasn’t decided to drop Gordhan fraud charges
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s state prosecutor said on Sunday he has yet to decide whether to proceed with fraud charges against Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, denying a newspaper report that the charges may be dropped after a review.
Friend at center of South Korea presidential crisis to answer probe
SEOUL (Reuters) – The woman at the center of a deepening political crisis around South Korean President Park Geun-hye will cooperate with prosecutors investigating allegations that she had improper control over state affairs, her lawyer said on Sunday….
War pushes Yemen to partition, thwarting peace efforts
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen has endured thousands of air strikes and the deaths of more than 10,000 people in a 19-month war that has also unleashed hunger on the desperately poor country – but its biggest challenge may be yet to come.
Islamic State claims responsibility for fatal stabbing in Hamburg
BERLIN (Reuters) – A follower of Islamic State was responsible for a stabbing attack on two youths in the German city of Hamburg two weeks ago, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said on Sunday.
Shi’ite militias launch offensive to seal off western Mosul
AL-SHURA, Iraq/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Shi’ite militias launched an offensive toward the west of Mosul on Saturday, an operation that will tighten the noose around Islamic State’s Iraq stronghold but has alarmed Turkey and could inflame tensions in t…
EU, Canada to sign free trade deal after weeks of uncertainty
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union and Canada will sign a free trade agreement on Sunday that aims to boost jobs and growth after weeks of uncertainty and opposition in part of EU member Belgium that had threatened to scupper the entire deal.
Australia would deny entrance to boat arrivals under proposed law
(Reuters) – Asylum seekers sent to Manus Island and Nauru after attempting to travel to Australia by boat would be permanently banned from applying to enter the county under a proposed new law announced on Sunday.
Venezuela crisis, Colombia peace dominate Latin American summit
CARTAGENA, Colombia (Reuters) – Venezuela’s fast-escalating political crisis and Colombia’s stuttering peace process dominated the Ibero-American Summit on Saturday, despite an official agenda about youth, entrepreneurship and education.
