Conservatives take lead in Croatia election
ZAGREB (Reuters) – The conservative Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) was on track to win the most seats in Sunday’s parliamentary elections but the country looked set for lengthy coalition horsetrading after voters once again declined to return a clear …
Ethnic tensions, Taliban attacks pose traps for Afghan leader
KABUL (Reuters) – Taliban advances and a shootout between gunmen from rival ethnic groups in Kabul that carried echoes of Afghanistan’s 1990s civil war have underlined the threats facing President Ashraf Ghani two years after he came to power.
Belarus opposition wins parliamentary seat for first time in 20 years: electoral commission
MINSK (Reuters) – At least one Belarussian opposition candidate was elected to parliament on Sunday, the central election commission said – the first time a politician opposed to hardline President Alexander Lukashenko has won representation in 20 year…
Drones keep watch as pilgrims move to haj’s final stages
MUZDALIFAH, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Saudi authorities deployed drones to watch over nearly 2 million pilgrims as they descended Mount Arafat on Sunday and entered the haj’s final stages, part of stepped-up efforts to avoid a repeat of last year’s crus…
Robed women petrol-bomb police station in Kenya’s Mombasa
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Three robed women tricked their way into a Mombasa police station where they stabbed one officer and set fire to the building with a petrol bomb before being shot dead, an officer and a witness said on Sunday.
France arrests 15-year-old boy for planning ‘imminent’ Paris attack: sources
PARIS (Reuters) – A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in Paris suspected of preparing imminent “violent action”, two judicial sources said, the second alleged plot with links to Islamic State discovered in France this week.
Bridge to nowhere shows China’s failed efforts to engage North Korea
DANDONG, China (Reuters) – Towering above the murky waters, the New Yalu River Bridge was supposed to symbolize a new era in relations between China and North Korea, helping bring investment to landmark free trade zones jointly run with the impoverishe…
Saudi-led coalition raids kill at least 21 in Yemen: residents
SANAA (Reuters) – At least 21 civilians were killed in two separate air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition in northern Yemen on Saturday, residents said on Sunday, as fighting intensified in the country before the Muslim Eid al-Adha feast.
Merkel aide optimistic conservatives will overcome migrant cap dispute
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Chief of Staff said on Sunday he was confident Germany’s sister conservative parties, whose unity is threatened by a row over migrant policy just a year before a federal election, would soon sort out their …
Senior Afghan police commander killed by roadside bomb
JALALABAD, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A senior commander in one of Afghanistan’s most dangerous provinces was killed by a Taliban bomb on Sunday, adding to a heavy toll of senior officers killed in recent days.
