Equatorial Guinea election expected to extend president’s 37-year rule
DAKAR (Reuters) – Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang is expected to extend his 37-year rule after elections on Sunday which he says will give him more than 90 percent of the vote.
Serbia’s ruling party set to win parliamentary majority-projection
BELGRADE (Reuters) – Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic’s Progressive Party is set to win around 56 percent of votes cast in Serbia’s general election on Sunday, according to an initial projection by pollster Cesid based on a small sample of votes.
One dead, 26 wounded as rockets hit Turkish town near Syrian border
KILIS, Turkey, (Reuters) – Rockets pounded the Turkish town of Kilis near the Syrian border on Sunday, a Reuters witness reported, killing one person and injuring 26, a day after the government promised to protect the area from repeated attacks by Isl…
Italian PM likes Clinton, says Trump has a policy of fear
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi criticized U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Sunday for his “policy of fear,” and said he was firmly in Democrat Hillary Clinton’s camp.
Kurdish forces to keep areas taken from Syrian government forces truce
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kurdish security forces will keep territory taken from pro-government forces during a rare three-day outbreak of violence in a city in northeastern Syria, a truce announced by Kurdish authorities on Sunday indicated.
Austria’s far right leads in presidential vote, run-off expected: broadcaster
VIENNA (Reuters) – The candidate for Austria’s far-right Freedom Party has won
Germany’s Merkel says truce in eastern Ukraine not being respected
HANOVER, Germany (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday that a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine was not stable, adding that she and U.S. President Barack Obama had discussed ways to ensure the Minsk peace deal is implemented.
Iraqi military freezes civilians’ return to Ramadi over mine deaths
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s military called for civilians displaced from Ramadi to stop returning home after dozens of them were killed by Islamic State mines planted in the western city’s streets and buildings, officials said on Sunday.
Dutch journalist who criticized Erdogan held in Turkey: official
ISTANBUL/AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A prominent Dutch journalist has been detained by Turkish police while on holiday, Dutch officials said on Sunday, a week after she criticized President Tayyip Erdogan in print for clamping down on dissent.
Turkey’s Erdogan needs thicker skin, EU’s Tusk says
GAZIANTEP, Turkey/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Turkey’s president needs a thicker skin against criticism, a senior EU official suggested as European leaders try to shore up support at home for their deal with Ankara to hold back migrants.
