German voters batter Merkel over migrant policy
BERLIN (Reuters) – Voters punished Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives in three German regional elections on Sunday, giving a thumbs-down to her open-door refugee policy and turning in droves to the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD).
Ten suspected gang members killed in gunfight in northeast Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – At least 10 suspected gang members were killed on Sunday in an early morning firefight with federal security forces in the dangerous northeastern Mexican city of Reynosa, the state government said.
France urges tougher pilot checks after Germanwings crash
PARIS (Reuters) – French investigators have recommended tougher medical checks for pilots after uncovering fresh evidence of unreported concerns over the mental state of a German pilot who crashed his jet into the Alps last year, killing all 150 people…
S.African finance minister cannot meet new deadline in spy unit case: lawyers
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan cannot meet a Monday deadline to respond to police questions on his role in setting up a spy unit at the revenue service, his lawyers said in a letter sent to media on Sunday.
Greece steps up efforts to move migrants to sheltered camps
ATHENS/IDOMENI (Reuters) – Greece increased efforts on Saturday to move thousands of migrants near the border with Macedonia to sheltered camps, as the spread of infection became a concern with one person in a sprawling tent city diagnosed with Hepatit…
U.S., France say Syrian government trying to spoil peace talks
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States and France accused the Syrian government of trying to disrupt a new round of peace talks set to begin on Monday and said Russia and Iran would need to show the Syrian government was “living up to” what had been agree…
Egypt’s justice minister to step down after comments criticized as blasphemous
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s justice minister was asked to resign by the prime minister on Sunday, judicial sources said, after being criticized for saying he would jail Islam’s Prophet Mohammad himself if he broke the law.
France says EU could impose sanctions over Iran missile tests
PARIS (Reuters) – The European Union could impose sanctions on Iran over its recent ballistic missile tests, France’s foreign minister said on Sunday.
U.S. says looking for way to move forward on Israel, Palestinian peace
PARIS (Reuters) – The United States is looking for a way to break the deadlock between Israel and the Palestinians, Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday, acknowledging that by itself it could not find a solution.
Helicopters kill 17 as Yemen government moves against Aden militants
ADEN (Reuters) – Saudi-led helicopters attacked al Qaeda militants in Aden overnight in an effort to dislodge them from a stronghold in the southern port city, killing at least 18 people, medics and a security official said on Sunday.
