Anger in the Delta keeps oil majors quiet – and Nigeria’s crude offline
LONDON/LAGOS (Reuters) – Oil companies and even Nigerian officials are losing faith in a deal anytime soon with militants who have slashed the nation’s oil output, casting doubt on a production recovery in what is typically Africa’s largest oil exporte…
Croatia’s politicians promise tax cuts, woo upstarts before vote
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s two biggest parties are promising tax cuts and toning down talk of tough reforms as well as building alliances with smaller, mostly upstart parties to try to convince voters they can produce a stable government in September…
No date set for Australia same sex marriage vote: PM’s spokeswoman
SYDNEY (Reuters) – The Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) has recommended that a vote on whether to allow same sex marriage be delayed, but a spokesman for Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said on Sunday no decision had been made.
U.S. to send delegation to Turkey for Gulen probe: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Justice and State Department officials will fly to Ankara to discuss government accusations against Fethullah Gulen, the exiled cleric Turkey accuses of masterminding a failed military coup, according to a Justice Department…
Executions, burned testicles: apparent massacre stains Mexican police
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Discrepancies plague the official account of a deadly assault last year in which Mexican police allegedly executed 22 suspected gang members, burned bodies, manipulated the crime scene and tortured survivors, newly-revealed deta…
Canadian man’s bomb did not fully detonate before police shot him: report
TORONTO (Reuters) – A homemade bomb set off last week by a Canadian man who was apparently inspired by Islamic State, failed to fully detonate, a senior police official told the National Post newspaper on Saturday.
Turkish parliament approves deal ending rift with Israel
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s parliament approved a reconciliation agreement signed with Israel in June which has brought to an end a six-year rift between the two regional powers, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday.
German right-wing leader backs citizens’ right to arm themselves
BERLIN (Reuters) – The leader of the populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has spoken out in favor of people arming themselves with guns and self-defense devices following a series of violent attacks last month.
London mayor calls for Labour to ditch Corbyn as leader
LONDON (Reuters) – London’s mayor has called on fellow members of Britain’s opposition Labour Party to replace leader Jeremy Corbyn, saying his failure to drum up support for Britain remaining in the EU showed he could not command the backing of voters…
Kurds versus Syrian army battle intensifies, complicating multi-fronted war
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Fighting between the Syrian army and Kurdish forces intensified late on Friday and into Saturday, creating the risk of yet another front opening in the multi-sided civil war.
