‘All we ask is for is our land back’: Uganda’s Bugala Island farmers
BUGALA ISLAND, Uganda (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Mariam Nakakeeto listened quietly to the grievances of fellow farmers gathered outside the grounds of a local church on Bugala Island, by the shores of Lake Victoria.
Austrian foreign minister calls for improving relationship with Moscow
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria’s foreign minister said on Sunday it was time for the European Union to make an effort to identify common ground with Russia.
Istanbul riot police disperse ‘Trans Pride’ march
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Istanbul riot police fired tear gas and rubber pellets on Sunday to disperse a march for transgender people banned after ultra-nationalists said that “degenerates” could not demonstrate.
Investigators examine damaged EgyptAir black boxes
CAIRO (Reuters) – Investigators have begun analyzing the two severely damaged black boxes from EgyptAir flight MS804 as they seek to explain why the plane plunged into the sea, killing all 66 people on board.
Fourteen dead, mostly children, in Russian boating accident
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fourteen people, mostly children, have died after boats capsized in stormy weather during an outing on a lake in the Republic of Karelia in north-west Russia, the local Emergencies Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
Brussels central station evacuated amid heightened security fears
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels central train station was evacuated for about an hour on Sunday because of a suspicious suitcase amid heightened security fears in the Belgian capital after a huge anti-terror operation led to three men being charged with …
Syrian warplane crashes after take-off from Hama airport: military source
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Syrian jet bomber crashed just after take-off from Syria’s Hama airport after it encountered a technical problem, a Syrian military source told state media on Sunday.
Algeria blocks Facebook, Twitter to stop exam cheats: state media
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian authorities have temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to try to stop cheats posting high school exam papers online, state media reported on Sunday.
Polls show Spain’s left-wing bloc could clinch majority
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s two main left-wing parties could come close to clinching a combined parliamentary majority, several opinion polls showed on Sunday, a week before the country votes in its second election in six months.
Algerian troops kill eight Islamist militants south of capital: ministry
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian troops killed eight Islamist armed fighters and captured weapons on Sunday in an operation south of the capital, the ministry of defense said.
