Guns fall silent in Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Guns mostly fell silent in Syria and Russian air raids stopped on Saturday, the first day of a cessation of hostilities that the United Nations has described as the best hope for peace in five years of civil war.
PKK rocket attack kills Turkish police officer in southeast: sources
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – A Turkish police officer was killed and two wounded when suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants fired a rocket at their armored vehicle in the town of Nusaybin near the southeastern border with Syria, security …
Miners trapped after accident in Russia’s Arctic pronounced dead
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The 26 miners who were trapped in a Russian coal mine above the Arctic circle have died and rescue operations have been halted after a third blast underground killed several rescue workers, emergency services said on Sunday.
Former Auschwitz SS medic to stand trial in Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – A 95-year-old former Nazi SS paramedic at the Auschwitz death camp, accused of being an accomplice to the murder of thousands, is to stand trial in Germany on Monday, one in a series of such recent cases.
Corruption scandals could foil Spanish PM Rajoy’s bid to retain power
MADRID (Reuters) – When Jose Luis Penas recorded fellow councillors allegedly taking bribes from businessmen a decade ago, it marked the start of a series of corruption scandals that have engulfed Spain’s ruling party and could thwart its chances of re…
Egypt migrant departures stir new concern in Europe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union fears Mediterranean migrant smuggling gangs are reviving a route from Egypt, officials told Reuters, putting thousands of people to sea in recent months as they face problems in Libya and Turkey.
China will set plan for raising retirement age next year: media
BEIJING (Reuters) – China, whose state pension fund is under pressure to break even in coming years, will formalize a plan in 2017 to raise the official retirement age, China News Service reported on Sunday, citing a senior government researcher.
Record-breaking South Korea filibuster runs beyond 100 hours
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean opposition lawmakers seeking to block a government-backed “anti-terrorism” bill pushed their record-breaking filibuster into a sixth straight day of speeches in the parliamentary chamber on Sunday.
Poland’s ruling conservatives say files cast new shadow over Walesa
WARSAW (Reuters) – Newly-publicised documents have revived claims Lech Walesa, the giant of Poland’s struggle to overthrow communism, was a secret police informant in the 1970s – allegations still fuelling an old feud among post communist leaders.
Two former presidents of Mexico compare Trump to Hitler
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – U.S. Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump’s political rhetoric is “racist,” and evocative of Adolf Hitler, former Mexican President Felipe Calderon told reporters at an event in Mexico City on Saturday.
