China to hold drills in South China Sea ahead of court ruling
BEIJING (Reuters) – China will hold military drills around the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea, the maritime safety administration said on Sunday, ahead of a decision by an international court in a dispute between China and the Philippi…
Nusra captures leader, fighters of Western-backed rebels in northern Syria
AMMAN (Reuters) – Syria’s al Qaeda-linked Nusra Front has abducted the commander of the Western-backed Jaish al-Tahrir brigade, along with several of his aides and scores of fighters in coordinated raids in northern Syria, Jaish al Tahrir said on Sunda…
Brexit vote makes united Ireland suddenly thinkable
BELFAST (Reuters) – Protestant unionists are queuing for Irish passports in Belfast and once quiet Catholic nationalists are openly campaigning for a united Ireland, signs of deep shifts in the United Kingdom’s most troubled province since Britain vote…
At least six dead after Russian plane on fire-fighting mission crashes in Siberia
MOSCOW (Reuters) – At least six people have died after a Russian plane on a fire-fighting mission crashed in Siberia, Russian news agencies reported on Sunday.
Holocaust survivor, Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel dies at 87
(Reuters) – Activist and writer Elie Wiesel, the World War Two death camp survivor who won a Nobel Peace Prize for becoming the life-long voice of millions of Holocaust victims, died on Saturday. He was 87.
Leadsom, candidate to lead Britain, would be quick to trigger article 50
LONDON (Reuters) – Andrea Leadsom, one of five candidates to succeed David Cameron as British prime minister, said on Sunday she would be quick to start the process of negotiating the terms of Britain’s exit from the European Union.
UAE tells citizens to avoid national dress while abroad after man held in U.S.
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates has urged men to avoid wearing the white robes, headscarf and headband of the national dress when traveling abroad, after a businessman visiting the United States was wrestled to the ground and held as an Isla…
Australian election cliff-hanger leaves nation in limbo
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s political parties began horsetrading on Sunday to break an anticipated parliamentary deadlock after a dramatic election failed to produce a clear winner, raising the prospect of prolonged political and economic instabilit…
‘Reverse Greenland’, anyone? Scots eye post-Brexit EU options
BRUSSELS/EDINBURGH (Reuters) – Could Scots get their wish to remain, effectively, in the European Union even while maintaining their union with England once the United Kingdom as whole leaves the EU?
With Russia as an ally, Serbia edges toward NATO
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Serbia is performing a delicate balancing act between its European aspirations, partnership with NATO and its centuries-old religious, ethnic and political alliance with Russia.
