Heavy fighting in Aleppo as Syrian rebels renew their assault: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Heavy fighting took place in different sectors of the Syrian city of Aleppo on Sunday as rebels assaulted two government strongholds in the city’s northwest and south, a monitor of the war said.
Libyans fighting Islamic State in Sirte report advances along coast
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan forces fighting to oust Islamic State from their former North African stronghold of Sirte said they had made advances on Sunday in a coastal neighborhood after staging attacks by land, sea and air.
South Africa’s ANC wants budget ‘re-prioritized’ after vote losses
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress wants the national budget “re-prioritized” to focus on tackling poverty, unemployment and inequality following local election defeats this month, the party said on Sunday.
Eight shot dead in Honduras in apparent drug gangs’ dispute: police
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Eight people were shot dead by unknown assailants early on Sunday in the outskirts of Honduras’s capital Tegucigalpa, police said, an apparent reprisal attack in a bloody gang dispute that has devastated the poor Central-America…
South Sudan government to review U.N. decision on extra troops
JUBA (Reuters) – South Sudan said on Sunday it would consider the U.N.’s decision to authorize sending extra troops to the country following an eruption of fierce fighting, softening its stance after initially rejecting the initiative.
Turkey summons Austria charge d’affaires over “indecent” report
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey summoned Austria’s charge d’affaires in Ankara over what it said was “indecent report” about Turkey on a news ticker at Vienna airport, a foreign ministry official said on Sunday.
Brexit could be delayed to late-2019 as government not ready: Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s exit from the European Union could be delayed until at least late 2019 because the government was too “chaotic” to start the two-year process early next year, the Sunday Times reported, citing sources it said were briefed b…
Yemeni army kicks out al Qaeda from eastern Yemeni city: residents
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni government forces backed by Arab coalition aircraft and gunboats drove al Qaeda militants out of the city of Zinjibar in eastern Yemen on Sunday, residents said.
Suspected rebels kill at least 36 in eastern Congo
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Suspected rebels killed at least 36 civilians in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the provincial governor said on Sunday, marking the deadliest massacre in the conflict-ravaged region this year.
Thai army searches for missing military helicopter, five on board
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The Thai army said it was searching for a military helicopter that went missing on Sunday in northern Thailand with five people on board, including a major general.
