Burundi grenade attacks kill four, including a child
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Four people were killed in Burundi on Saturday night, including a child selling boiled eggs at a bar, when three grenades hit the capital Bujumbura, residents said.
Bootleg liquor kills at least 24 in Indonesian village: media
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Bootleg liquor has killed at least two dozen people in a village in Indonesia’s Central Java province over the last few days, MetroTV said on Sunday quoting police.
Exclusive: Zika virus discourages many Americans from Latin America travel
(Reuters) – The rapidly spreading Zika virus is discouraging many Americans from traveling to Latin America and the Caribbean, with 41 percent of those aware of the disease saying they are less likely to take such a trip, a Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
Algerian lawmakers pass reforms boosting parliament powers
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algerian lawmakers approved constitutional reforms on Sunday proposed by President Abdelziz Bouteflika, including reinstating a two-term limit for the presidency and expanding parliament’s powers.
Several dual citizens in Iran face espionage charges: official
DUBAI (Reuters) – There are several detained dual citizens in Iran, most of whom face espionage charges, the judiciary spokesman was quoted as saying on Sunday, although he did not give details of any individual cases.
Majority of Spaniards would prefer centre-left coalition: poll
MADRID (Reuters) – A majority of Spaniards favor a coalition government led by the Socialist party PSOE and market-friendly newcomer Ciudadanos, according to a poll published by El Pais newspaper on Sunday as Spain’s political deadlock continues.
Air strike kills mother and child in Libya’s Derna: witness
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Unidentified aircraft attacked the Libyan city of Derna early on Sunday, killing at least four people including a woman and her child, a witness said.
Sudanese migrant stabs Israeli soldier, is shot dead: police
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Sudanese migrant stabbed and wounded a soldier in Israel on Sunday and was shot dead, police said, adding the suspect appeared to have lashed out in solidarity with the Palestinians.
UK PM Cameron rebuked by party members for ignoring their views on EU
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing a revolt from among his Conservatives for encouraging lawmakers to ignore their local party’s views on an upcoming European Union membership referendum.
Malaysia’s new Twitter police target critics of PM Najib
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Digitally savvy Malaysian police have been taking to social media to issue warnings to critics of scandal-hit Prime Minister Najib Razak in an unusual online campaign that critics say is unlikely to work.
