Peru’s Fujimori signs pledge to avoid authoritarian ways of father
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru’s presidential front-runner Keiko Fujimori signed a pledge at a debate on Sunday committing her to avoiding the authoritarian ways of her father, in a final appeal to middle-ground voters ahead of next week’s ballot.
Coalition planes destroy Islamic State-occupied Turkish consulate in Mosul: ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) – Aircraft from a U.S.-led coalition on Monday destroyed the Turkish consulate compound in Mosul in northern Iraq which has been occupied by Islamist State militants since June 2014, the Turkish foreign ministry said.
Syrian forces seize Islamic State-held town near Palmyra
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian and allied forces backed by Russian air strikes drove Islamic State militants out of the town of al-Qaryatain on Sunday after encircling it over the past few days, Syria’s military command said.
Uncertainty prevails on day before Greece starts returns of migrants
LESBOS, Greece/CESME, Turkey (Reuters) – There was little sign of preparation on either side of the Aegean less than 24 hours before Greece was due to begin returning migrants to Turkey, and Greek and Turkish officials gave conflicting information on t…
Syrian Nusra Front’s Abu Firas killed in suspected drone strike: rebels
AMMAN (Reuters) – A prominent leader in Syrian al Qaeda offshoot Nusra Front was killed on Sunday in what rebel sources said appeared to be a U.S. drone strike in the rebel-held northwestern province of Idlib.
Fujimori support firms as leftist rises in Peru presidential race
LIMA (Reuters) – Support for Keiko Fujimori, the front-runner in Peru’s presidential election next week, firmed as leftist lawmaker Veronika Mendoza made a late surge in a vote likely to head to a second round, an Ipsos survey showed.
Yemeni president sacks prime minister, appoints new senior team: state media
RIYADH (Reuters) – Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi appointed a new vice-president and prime minister on Sunday, pro-Hadi state media reported, sacking prime minister Khaled Bahah in a major shake-up ahead of peace talks later this month.
Thousands attend rally in Warsaw against proposed abortion ban
WARSAW (Reuters) – Thousands attended a pro-choice rally outside parliament in Warsaw on Sunday after the powerful leader of Poland’s ruling party backed a call by Polish Catholic bishops for a full ban on pregnancy terminations.
Exclusive: U.N. audit identifies serious lapses linked to alleged bribery
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – The United Nations’ internal investigations office has uncovered serious lapses and due-diligence failures in the world body’s interaction with organizations tied to an alleged bribery scheme involving a former U.N. General A…
Italy’s PM says legislation at the heart of oil scandal was his
MILAN (Reuters) – Italy’s prime minister on Sunday claimed full ownership of a measure to free up long delayed oil deliveries from a southern field that has prompted a minister to resign over allegations of influence peddling.
