Zambia to prep Lungu inauguration as court missed deadline: government source
LUSAKA (Reuters) – Zambia’s government will proceed with plans to inaugurate President Edgar Lungu as the Constitutional Court’s extension beyond a 14-day deadline of the opposition’s legal challenge to the vote is illegal, a government source said on …
China wary as Hong Kong election exposes underlying strains
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong voted on Sunday in its first major election since pro-democracy protests in 2014 and one of its most contentious, with a push for independence among disaffected younger candidates and voters stoking tension with China’s …
Pope proclaims ‘dispenser of mercy’ Mother Teresa a saint
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Mother Teresa of Calcutta, known as the “saint of the gutters” during her life, was declared a saint of the Roman Catholic Church by Pope Francis on Sunday, fast-tracked to canonization just 19 years after her death.
Thousands rally in Paris to protest crime targeting Chinese
PARIS (Reuters) – At least 13,000 people attended a rally in Paris on Sunday to protest against what they say is a crime wave targeting the Chinese community in France, police said, after a Chinese textile designer died after being mugged last month.
Singapore PM Lee says he is ‘alright’ after fainting on stage two weeks ago
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong said in a televised interview broadcast on Sunday that he was “alright”, after he took ill two weeks ago during a national day rally speech.
Helicopter search suspended for missing U.S. climbers in Pakistan
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) – An aerial search for two American mountaineers missing in Pakistan was suspended on Sunday, an official said, after an initial flight showed no sign of the men but indicated an avalanche on the peak they were climbing.
Turkey to invest $3.4 billion in rebuilding southeast, PM quoted as saying
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will invest 10 billion lira ($3.4 billion) in rebuilding areas in the largely Kurdish southeast that have been damaged by heavy fighting between militants and the state, the Daily Sabah newspaper quoted the prime minister as…
Germany’s Merkel upbeat on improving ties with Erdogan after meeting
HANGZHOU, China (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel struck an upbeat tone after meeting Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on the sidelines of the G20 summit, and said she expected progress on two thorny issues that have marred German and Europea…
Childless Scottish nationalist leader Sturgeon reveals 2011 miscarriage
LONDON (Reuters) – Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, whose childlessness has been a matter of media speculation over the years, has revealed she suffered a miscarriage in 2011.
To Iranian eyes, Kurdish unrest spells Saudi incitement
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A decision by a Kurdish opposition group to take up arms against Iranian authorities has senior officials in Tehran worrying that Saudi Arabia is seeking to undermine its stability in a deepening of their regional rivalry.
