Puerto Rico declares moratorium on Government Development Bank’s debt
SAN JUAN/NEW YORK (Reuters) – Puerto Rico’s governor on Sunday declared a moratorium on a $422 million debt payment due Monday by the island’s Government Development Bank, the most significant default yet for the U.S. territory facing a massive economi…
Russia says talks to extend Syrian lull in fighting to Aleppo
MOSCOW/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Russia said on Sunday talks were taking place to include Aleppo in a temporary lull in fighting declared by the Syrian army in some western parts of the country, a sign of intensified efforts to halt a surge of violence in Syr…
Islamic State boosts attacks in response to territorial losses: IHS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State attacks have increased this year, particularly in Iraq and Syria as the group responds to substantial territorial losses, a U.S.-based analysis firm IHS said on Sunday.
Kerry says hopes for progress on Syria ceasefire in Geneva talks
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he hoped to make progress in talks in Geneva over the next two days toward renewing a cessation of hostilities agreement throughout Syria and resuming peace talks to end the fighting….
French far-right veteran Le Pen predicts daughter’s failure in elections
PARIS (Reuters) – French far-right veteran Jean-Marie Le Pen on Sunday said his daughter Marine was doomed to lose in presidential elections next year, throwing the spotlight on their family feud at the National Front’s May 1st celebrations.
Suspected Islamic State suicide bomber kills two police in southeast Turkey: sources
GAZIANTEP, Turkey (Reuters) – Two police officers were killed and 22 people wounded in a suicide car bomb attack in the southeastern Turkish city of Gaziantep, the governor and police sources said, in one of three attacks on the security forces on Sund…
Bomb attack in southeast Turkey wounds 10 troops, Kurdish militants suspected
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Ten gendarmes were wounded in bomb attack by suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militants on Sunday in Turkey’s largely Kurdish southeastern town of Dicle, security sources said.
Connecticut governor honored for welcoming Syrian refugees
BOSTON (Reuters) – Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy was honored on Sunday by the family of John F. Kennedy for embracing Syrian refugees at a time when other U.S. leaders sought to turn them away.
France, U.S. target Islamic State with two strikes in Iraq
PARIS (Reuters) – French and U.S. jets destroyed an Islamic State site in Iraq used by the hardline Sunni Muslim insurgents to build large quantities of bombs and vehicles for suicide attacks, the French Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
Hooded youths clash with police in Paris over labor law
PARIS (Reuters) – Hooded youths clashed with police in Paris on Sunday during a May Day rally against planned labor reforms, while the government insisted it would not withdraw the bill which is due to be debated in parliament later this week.
