Britain’s Osborne turns fire on ‘Out’ plan to leave EU single market
STANSTED, England (Reuters) – Chancellor George Osborne attacked pro-Brexit campaigners for saying Britain should not just leave the European Union but also its single market, as he sought to convince voters that the economy faces big risks in next mon…
Suicide bombing hits southern Yemen city of Mukalla: residents
DUBAI (Reuters) – A suicide bomber blew himself up at a security headquarters in the southern Yemeni city of Mukalla on Monday, residents said, killing and wounding several people a day after an Islamic State suicide bombing killed 25 police recruits t…
Russia’s Lavrov to meet Kerry in Vienna on Monday: agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov plans to meet U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Vienna on Monday, Russian news agencies reported.
Sweden sentences man to life imprisonment for genocide in Rwanda
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish court sentenced on Monday a 61-year-old man to life in prison for genocide in Rwanda in 1994, the second such case brought by the Nordic country over crimes during the conflict.
Venezuela opposition slams ‘desperate’ Maduro state of emergency
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition on Saturday slammed a state of emergency decreed by President Nicolas Maduro and vowed to press home efforts to remove the leftist leader this year amid a grim economic crisis.
Police Commissioner demands inquiry into Man United fake bomb ‘fiasco’
LONDON (Reuters) – Manchester’s police commissioner demanded an inquiry into the “fiasco” of a fake bomb left behind from a training exercise at Old Trafford that forced the abandonment on Sunday of a Premier League soccer match.
Nigerian army says arrests suspected ‘Avengers’ militants in Delta
ABUJA, Nigeria (Reuters) – The Nigerian army said on Monday it had arrested members of a militant group which has claimed responsibility for a wave of attacks on pipelines in the restive Delta region.
Tanzania says over 10,000 ‘ghost workers’ purged from govt payroll
KAMPALA (Reuters) – Tanzania has removed more than 10,000 “ghost workers” from its public sector payroll after a nationwide audit found their fraud cost the government over $2 million a month, the prime minister’s office has said.
Colombian FARC rebels agree to let minors under 15 leave ranks
HAVANA (Reuters) – Colombia’s government and leftist FARC rebels on Sunday agreed to a roadmap for children under 15 to leave guerilla encampments and re-integrate into civil society, as part of negotiations aimed at ending Latin America’s longest war….
Bomb blast in Istanbul wounds four people: media
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A bomb blast in the Istanbul district of Maltepe wounded four people overnight, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Monday.
