Colombia captures alleged Peruvian drug trafficker ‘Caracol’
BOGOTA (Reuters) – Colombian police have captured alleged Peruvian drug kingpin Gerson Aldair Galvez Calle, known by his alias ‘Caracol,’ Colombia’s defense minister, Luis Carlos Villegas, said on Sunday.
German official denies report on foreign policy shift on Israel
BERLIN (Reuters) – A German government official denied on Sunday a magazine report which said Berlin might end its unconditional support for Israel due to Chancellor Angela Merkel’s increasing frustration with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s polici…
Kurdish militants claim suicide bombing in Turkey’s Bursa: website
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK), an offshoot of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) militant group, said on Sunday it carried out a suicide bombing in the northwestern Turkish city of Bursa last week.
Kazakh leader evokes Ukraine as land protests spread
ALMATY (Reuters) – Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, facing a growing wave of protests against planned changes to land ownership, evoked the image of war-torn Ukraine on Sunday as he called for national unity.
Pope condemns pedophilia as details of girl’s death shock Italy
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis called for “severe punishment” for pedophiles on Sunday after new details emerged in Italy of the 2014 death of a six-year-old girl who is alleged to have been thrown from an eighth-storey balcony by her abuser.
Anti-immigrant AfD says Muslims not welcome in Germany
STUTTGART, Germany (Reuters) – Members of the anti-immigration party Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Sunday backed an election manifesto that says Islam is not compatible with the constitution and calls for a ban on minarets and the burqa.
Islamic State suicide attacks kill 32 in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Two suicide car bombs claimed by Islamic State killed at least 32 people and wounded 75 others in the center of the southern Iraqi city of Samawa on Sunday, police and medics said.
Labour candidate favorite for London mayor after racially charged campaign
LONDON (Reuters) – Sadiq Khan of Britain’s opposition Labour Party is the strong favorite to win London’s mayoral election on Thursday after a contest marked by religious tensions and accusations of racism.
Afghan forces battle to push Taliban from southern highway
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan security forces have been battling to push back Taliban fighters seeking to cut off the capital of the southern province of Uruzgan, officials said on Sunday as army units worked to clear roadside bombs from the…
Death toll from building collapse in Kenya rises to 16
NAIROBI (Reuters) – The death toll from a collapsed six-storey building in Nairobi has risen to 16 from 12, the Kenya Red Cross said on Sunday, but officials declined to be drawn on how many more people might be still under the rubble.
