Brussels central station evacuated amid heightened security fears
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Brussels central train station was evacuated for about an hour on Sunday because of a suspicious suitcase amid heightened security fears in the Belgian capital after a huge anti-terror operation led to three men being charged with …
Syrian warplane crashes after take-off from Hama airport: military source
AMMAN (Reuters) – A Syrian jet bomber crashed just after take-off from Syria’s Hama airport after it encountered a technical problem, a Syrian military source told state media on Sunday.
Algeria blocks Facebook, Twitter to stop exam cheats: state media
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian authorities have temporarily blocked access to Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites to try to stop cheats posting high school exam papers online, state media reported on Sunday.
Polls show Spain’s left-wing bloc could clinch majority
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s two main left-wing parties could come close to clinching a combined parliamentary majority, several opinion polls showed on Sunday, a week before the country votes in its second election in six months.
Algerian troops kill eight Islamist militants south of capital: ministry
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian troops killed eight Islamist armed fighters and captured weapons on Sunday in an operation south of the capital, the ministry of defense said.
Thousands protest U.S. bases on Okinawa after Japan woman’s murder
NAHA, Japan (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people gathered in sweltering heat on Japan’s Okinawa island on Sunday in one of the biggest demonstrations in two decades against U.S. military bases, following the arrest of an American suspected of murder…
Germany’s Steinmeier favors gradual phasing-out of Russia sanctions
BERLIN (Reuters) – The European Union should gradually phase out sanctions imposed against Russia over the Ukraine crisis if there is substantial progress in the peace process, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier was quoted on Sunday as say…
Iraqi camps overwhelmed as residents flee Falluja fighting
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi government-run camps struggled on Sunday to shelter people fleeing Falluja, as the military battled Islamic State militants in the city’s northern districts.
Turkish troops kill 11 Syrians trying to cross border: monitoring group
AMMAN (Reuters) – Turkish border guards shot dead at least 11 Syrians, mostly from one family, as they tried to cross into Turkey from northwestern Syria, activists and a monitoring group said on Sunday.
Russia says agrees with U.S. to improve military coordination in Syria
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday it had reached an agreement with the United States to improve coordination between their military operations in Syria, where they are backing opposing sides of a civil war and launching air strikes.
