Dozens killed in stampede in Ethiopia after police fire warning shots at protest
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – More than 50 people were killed in a stampede in Ethiopia’s Oromiya region that was triggered when police used teargas and shot in the air on Sunday to disperse anti-government protesters at a religious festival.
Syria presses Aleppo advance, tells rebels to leave
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian government and allied forces have advanced toward Aleppo, pursuing their week-old offensive to take the rebel-held part of the city after dozens of overnight air strikes.
Bangladesh acquits student suspected in July cafe attack
DHAKA (Reuters) – A man who was dining in a Dhaka cafe when it was attacked by Islamist militants and who was later detained as a suspect has been acquitted of terrorism charges and released on bail, police said on Sunday.
Pope agrees to expedite sainthood process for murdered priest
PARIS (Reuters) – Pope Francis has put a French priest knifed to death at his altar by Islamist militants in July on the fast track to possible sainthood, the Archbishop of Rouen Dominique Lebrun said on Sunday.
Philippines’ Duterte apologizes to Jewish community after Nazi remarks
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte apologized “profoundly and deeply” to the Jewish community on Sunday, and said his references to the Holocaust while discussing his war on drugs were to hit back at critics who had likened him to…
Libyan forces lose six fighters in renewed ground attack in Sirte: field hospital
SIRTE, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces resumed a ground attack on Sunday against Islamic State militants encircled in their former stronghold of Sirte, losing at least six of their fighters, according to a field hospital casualty list.
Germany’s finance minister presses for a ‘German Islam’
BERLIN (Reuters) – A veteran ally of Angela Merkel urged Muslims in Germany on Sunday to develop a “German Islam” based on liberalism and tolerance, saying the influx of people seeking refuge, many of them Muslims, is a challenge for mainstream society…
No more violence in God’s name, Pope says on visit to mosque
BAKU (Reuters) – Pope Francis visited a mosque in overwhelmingly Muslim Azerbaijan on Sunday and told leaders of all faiths that God should never be used to justify fundamentalism.
Spain’s divided Socialists hold key to government as new election looms
MADRID (Reuters) – An end to Spain’s nine-month political deadlock is in sight after the Socialists’ leader resigned but the party will have to patch over deep divisions and strike a deal before the end of October for the country to avoid a third elect…
Bulgaria’s ruling party backs parliament speaker for presidential bid
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria’s ruling GERB party nominated on Sunday parliament speaker Tsetska Tsacheva to run for president as the Balkan country steers deals with a migrant crisis and growing tensions between Russia and the West.
