Passenger, freight trains crash in Belgium, killing three
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A passenger train crashed into the back of a freight train in the eastern Belgian municipality of Saint-Georges-Sur-Meuse late on Sunday, killing three people and injuring 40, Belgian officials said.
YouGov Brexit poll for ITV shows ‘Leave’ leading ‘Remain’: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – Support for Britain to leave the European Union stood 4 points ahead of support for remaining in the 28-member bloc, according to a YouGov poll for ITV, Bloomberg reported on Monday.
Money from Afghanistan’s ‘conflict jewels’ fuels war: activists
KABUL (Reuters) – The illegal mining of some of Afghanistan’s most important minerals is funneling millions of dollars into the hands of insurgents and corrupt warlords, according to activists and officials who say the money is fuelling the conflict.
U.S. Navy sailor arrested in Okinawa on suspicion of drunken driving: U.S. forces
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. Navy sailor stationed on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa has been detained by Japanese police on suspicion of drunken driving, U.S. Forces-Japan said, in an incident likely to fuel further resentment of the heavy U…
Nigeria’s Buhari to take 10-day holiday and see London doctor over ear infection: statement
ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari is to take a 10-day holiday during which he will travel to London and see a doctor regarding a persistent ear infection, his spokesman said on Sunday.
‘Leave’ sweepingly ahead of ‘Remain’ in Brexit poll of subscribers: Daily Telegraph
(Reuters) – Subscribers of a UK newspaper are overwhelmingly in support of a vote for Britain to leave the European Union, according to a poll published on the website of the Daily Telegraph.
Hollande says strikes must not disrupt Euro 2016
PARIS (Reuters) – President Francois Hollande said on Sunday it would be incomprehensible if transport strikes were to disrupt the Euro 2016 soccer tournament that opens in France on Friday, raising pressure on the militant CGT union to call off the ac…
Italy’s 5-star has big lead in Rome mayoral election- exit polls
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s anti-establishment 5-Star Movement took a large lead in the first round of voting for the mayor of Rome, according to exit polls published on Sunday, in a possible blow to Prime Minister Matteo Renzi.
Romanian leftists win most votes in local election: exit poll
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s leftist Social Democrats (PSD) won most votes in countrywide local elections on Sunday, according to an exit poll, putting them in a strong position before a parliamentary election later this year.
One dead, thousands evacuated after blast at Sri Lankan armory
COLOMBO (Reuters) – One soldier was killed and thousands of people were evacuated after a fire and a series of explosions on Sunday at one of Sri Lanka’s biggest ammunition dumps, where the army stores heavy weapons, officials said.
