Uncertainty prevails on day before Greece starts returns of migrants
LESBOS, Greece/CESME, Turkey (Reuters) – There was little sign of preparation on either side of the Aegean less than 24 hours before Greece was due to begin returning migrants to Turkey, and Greek and Turkish officials gave conflicting information on t…
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in what rebel sources said appeared to be a U.S. drone strike in the rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib.
Fujimori support firms as leftist rises in Peru presidential race
LIMA (Reuters) – Support for Keiko Fujimori, the front-runner in Peru’s presidential election next week, firmed as leftist lawmaker Veronika Mendoza made a late surge in a vote likely to head to a second round, an Ipsos survey showed.
Yemeni president sacks prime minister, appoints new senior team: state media
RIYADH (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed a new vice-president and prime minister on Sunday, pro-Hadi state media reported, sacking prime minister Khaled Bahah in a major shake-up ahead of peace talks later this month.
Thousands attend rally in Warsaw against proposed abortion ban
WARSAW (Reuters) – Thousands attended a pro-choice rally outside parliament in Warsaw on Sunday after the powerful leader of Poland’s ruling party backed a call by Polish Catholic bishops for a full ban on pregnancy terminations.
Exclusive: U.N. audit identifies serious lapses linked to alleged bribery
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations’ internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body’s interaction with organizations tied to an alleged bribery scheme involving a former U.N. General A…
Italy’s PM says legislation at the heart of oil scandal was his
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s prime minister on Sunday claimed full ownership of a measure to free up long delayed oil deliveries from a southern field that has prompted a minister to resign over allegations of influence peddling.
Azerbaijan says to stop fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh, separatists voice doubts
BAKU/YEREVAN (Reuters) – Azerbaijan said on Sunday it would stop fighting Armenian-backed separatists over the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region after two days of clashes, but the other side denounced Baku’s gesture as hollow and said violence was cont…
In Brexit warm up, Dutch voters to consider EU treaty with Ukraine
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch voters will decide on Wednesday whether to support a European treaty deepening ties with Ukraine in a referendum that will test sentiment toward Brussels ahead of Britain’s June Brexit vote and could also bring a boost for R…
One reported dead in blast claimed by Islamic State at police station south of Riyadh
RIYADH (Reuters) – An improvised explosive device planted next to a police station south of the Saudi capital Riyadh killed one person, the Saudi Interior Ministry said in a statement carried on state news agency SPA on Sunday.
