Syrian insurgent group says loyal to former al Qaeda branch: statement, monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A powerful Syrian Islamist insurgent group on Sunday pledged allegiance to former al Qaeda branch Jabhat Fateh al-Sham, a statement circulated by rebel officials and reported by a monitoring group said.
Ethiopia declares state of emergency to restore order after protests
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn declared a six-month nationwide state of emergency on Sunday, saying months of unrest threatened the nation’s stability.
Truck bomb attack on soldiers kills 18 in southeast Turkey
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Ten Turkish soldiers and eight civilians were killed on Sunday when suspected Kurdish militants detonated a five-tonne truck bomb that ripped through a checkpoint near a military outpost in the country’s southeast, the pr…
Bulgaria’s Tsacheva launches presidential bid vowing to bring stability
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgarian presidential candidate Tsetska Tsacheva kicked off her campaign on Sunday with the support of the ruling GERB party, as the Balkan state faces growing tension between Russia and the West and Europe’s biggest migrant crisis s…
Britain will not make firms name or list foreign workers
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it would not make companies list or name their foreign workers after an outcry from business groups and opposition politicians who said any proposal to “name and shame” employers would be divisive and discriminatory.
Russia says U.S. actions threaten its national security
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday he had detected increasing U.S. hostility towards Moscow and complained about what he said was a series of aggressive U.S. steps that threatened Russia’s national security.
Last survivor of Greece’s 1967-74 military junta dies at 103
ATHENS (Reuters) – The last survivor from the right-wing junta that staged Greece’s 1967 military coup and ruled for seven years has died at the age of 103, the state-run Athens News Agency reported on Sunday.
Yemen ex-president urges attack on Saudi Arabia after air strike
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemen’s powerful ex-president Ali Abdullah Saleh, a key ally of the country’s dominant Houthi movement, called for an escalation of attacks against their common enemy Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
Australian, Briton arrested in Bali for possession of drugs
JAKARTA (Reuters) – An Australian and a Briton residing on the resort island of Bali have been arrested on suspicion of possessing hashish, an offense that can incur jail sentences of up to 20 years, Indonesian police said in a statement on Sunday.
Russia says can protect its Syria assets if U.S. carpet bombs
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Sunday that Russia had the means to protect its assets in Syria if the United States decided to carpet bomb the Syrian government’s military air fields.
