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.
Suspected militants attack Kazakh guard base, kill six
ASTANA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants killed six people at a national guard base and two stores selling firearms in the Kazakh industrial city of Aktobe on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
Iraqi civilians drown fleeing Falluja as city nearly encircled
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – A boat carrying fleeing civilians across a river from the Islamic State stronghold of Falluja sank on Saturday, killing at least four people, as pro-Baghdad forces said they had the city almost completely encircled.
Swiss reject free income plan after worker vs. robot debate
ZURICH/BERN (Reuters) – Swiss voters rejected by a wide margin on Sunday a proposal to introduce a guaranteed basic income for everyone living in the wealthy country after an uneasy debate about the future of work at a time of increasing automation.
Afghan lawmaker killed in blast at his home in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan member of parliament was killed by a bomb planted near his residence in the capital Kabul on Sunday, the interior ministry said.
Relic of Pope John Paul II stolen from Cologne Cathedral
BERLIN (Reuters) – A cloth with a drop of blood from former Pope John Paul II has been stolen from Cologne Cathedral, German police said on Sunday.
Former UK PM Major accuses Brexit campaign of ‘deceit’
LONDON (Reuters) – Former prime minister John Major on Sunday accused the campaign for Britain to leave the European Union of fatuous and squalid claims on immigration and the cost of membership to dupe the public into voting out at this month’s refere…
Number of migrant bodies found on Libyan coast rises to 133: Red Crescent
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – The bodies of 133 migrants have washed up on the shore at the western Libyan city of Zuwara in recent days, the Red Crescent said on Sunday.
Turkish warplanes target Kurdish militants, at least 27 killed: army
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes struck Kurdish militant targets in northern Iraq and southeast Turkey and the army killed 27 fighters near its borders with Iraq and Iran, the armed forces said on Sunday.
Diplomatic tag as countries find new ways of standing up to China
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – When U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter spoke at a key Asian summit at the weekend, he used the word “principled” 38 times, floating his vision of a U.S.-backed “security network” of countries in the region.
