U.S. businessman detained in Iran denied access to lawyer
WASHINGTON/DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian-American businessman detained in Iran since October has been denied access to his lawyer by authorities, his attorney and family said in an interview and on social media over the last two days.
Close runoff seen in Peru election as Fujimori loses ground: poll
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian presidential election favorite Keiko Fujimori is losing ground to technocrat Julio Guzman, whose candidacy faces legal questions, and may be heading toward a tight run-off vote, according to a poll published Sunday.
Twin bombings claimed by Islamic State kill dozens in Syria’s Homs
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Twin car bomb blasts killed at least 57 people in Syria’s Homs on Sunday, a monitoring group said, in an attack claimed by Islamic State.
Hindu priest killed in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) – Suspected Islamist militants stabbed to death a Hindu priest at a temple in Bangladesh on Sunday, and shot and wounded a devotee who went to his aid.
Syria’s Assad says he is ready for truce if ‘terrorists’ do not exploit it
BEIRUT/MADRID (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said on Saturday he was ready for a ceasefire, on condition “terrorists” did not use a lull in fighting to their advantage and that countries backing insurgents halted support for them.
Death toll rises to seven in Kashmir militant clash
SRINAGAR, India (Reuters) – The death toll from a militant attack in India’s disputed Kashmir region rose to seven on Sunday, as security forces fought to flush attackers out of a building they had stormed.
‘I don’t need lectures,’ Museveni tells EU after poll criticism
KAMPALA (Reuters) – President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday dismissed European Union and U.S. criticism of Uganda’s presidential election, telling foreign observers not to lecture him.
Ivory Coast sends soldiers wanted for failed coup to Burkina Faso, sources say
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Ivory Coast extradited three soldiers to Burkina Faso who were wanted in connection with a coup attempt there last September, judicial and diplomatic sources said on Sunday.
Missing radioactive material found dumped in south Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Radioactive material that went missing in Iraq has been found dumped near a petrol station in the southern town of Zubair, officials said on Sunday, ending speculation it could be acquired by Islamic State and used as a weapon.
Indian army deploys to quell protests, water cut to Delhi
BAHADURGARH, India/NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India deployed thousands of troops in a northern state on Sunday to quell protests that have severely hit water supplies to Delhi, a metropolis of more than 20 million, forced factories to close and killed 10 pe…
