Strong earthquake shakes buildings across South Asia
KABUL (Reuters) – An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.6 struck South Asia on Sunday, shaking buildings in Pakistan, Afghanistan and India, witnesses and the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said, and injuring several people in at least one Pakistani city….
Italy’s ruling party slips in poll after influence-peddling scandal
ROME (Reuters) – Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi’s party has slipped in voters’ estimation in recent weeks since a minister quit in connection with an influence-peddling probe, a poll indicated on Sunday.
Beirut airport workers held over terrorist contacts
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanese authorities have detained two Lebanese employees of a Beirut airport service company over contacts with “terrorist parties”, security sources said on Sunday. The sources gave no further details as the suspects were still bei…
South Africa’s Mantashe says ruling ANC losing supporters’ confidence
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has lost some supporters’ confidence and could totally lose them if it does not deal with discontent with President Jacob Zuma, an ANC official said on Sunday.
Protesters against Bangladesh power plant give two weeks for demands to be met
DHAKA (Reuters) – Protesters opposing the construction of a Chinese-backed, coal-fired power plant in Bangladesh agreed on Sunday to halt their activities for 15 days, defusing tensions after four demonstrators were killed last week.
British royals bat in Mumbai for poor Indian kids
MUMBAI (Reuters) – Britain’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge played a charity cricket match with underprivileged children in Mumbai on Sunday, the first day of a week-long tour of India that will include a trip to the isolated Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan…
Israel says half-year surge in Palestinian street violence wanes
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A half-year-long surge in Palestinian street attacks against Israelis is waning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday, while Hamas accused the U.S.-backed Palestinian leadership of treachery for helping Israel stem the…
Syrian PM: Russian air force, Syrian army preparing operation to free Aleppo – agencies
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Russian air force and Syrian army are preparing for a joint operation to liberate Aleppo, Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaki told visiting Moscow lawmakers on Sunday, Russian news agencies reported.
Nations seek rapid ratification of Paris climate deal, four-year lock
OSLO (Reuters) – Many nations are pushing for swift ratification of a Paris agreement to slow climate change and lock it in place for four years before a change in the White House next year that might bring a weakening of Washington’s long-term commitm…
Angolan police block anti-government protests
LUANDA (Reuters) – Angolan police briefly detained dozens of protesters in the capital Luanda after they tried to march in support of a group of activists jailed for planning a rebellion, witnesses said late on Saturday.
