Iran’s possible next Supreme Leader being examined: Rafsanjani
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Iranian committee is examining potential candidates to be the next Supreme Leader, former president Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani said on Sunday, breaking a taboo of talking publicly about succession in the Islamic Republic.
Armed men storm raki festival in Turkey in anti-alcohol protest
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A group of armed men stormed a festival in southern Turkey devoted to the traditional alcoholic drink raki over the weekend, firing shotguns into the air and shouting anti-alcohol slogans, Dogan News Agency reported on Sunday.
Death toll in northwest Pakistan blast rises to 24
PARACHINAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – A blast killed 24 people and injured 70 in the northwestern Pakistani city of Parachinar on Sunday, officials said, and a banned Sunni Islamist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Shi’ite sect members killed in clash with Nigerian army convoy
KADUNA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Nigerian troops shot dead seven members of a Shi’ite Muslim sect on Saturday when they tried to block the passage of a convoy carrying the army chief of staff in the northern city of Zaria, the sect’s spokesman said, and cla…
Spain arrests man for performing forced abortions on Colombian rebels
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police said on Sunday they had arrested a man accused of performing more than 500 forced abortions on women fighters belonging to rebel group the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
Russia warns Turkey over Aegean warship incident
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Sunday warned Turkey to stop staging what it called provocations against its forces in or near Syria after one of its warships fired warning shots at a Turkish vessel in the Aegean to avoid a collision.
Thousands rally to support Polish government after opposition protest
WARSAW (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people marched through Warsaw on Sunday to express support for the ruling conservatives, as Poland remained locked in a constitutional crisis over the appointment of judges who could help the government pass its …
First women elected to Saudi local councils
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabians voted 17 women into public office in municipal elections in the conservative Islamic kingdom on Saturday, the first to allow female participation, a state-aligned news site reported on Sunday.
For U.N.’s Ban, climate deal is personal victory after setbacks
PARIS (Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was among the most jubilant – and most relieved – of the leaders raising their arms on a stage on Saturday to celebrate a historic agreement on climate change.
Ecuador signs deal with Sweden for Assange questioning
QUITO (Reuters) – Ecuador and Sweden have signed a pact that would allow WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be questioned by Swedish authorities at Ecuador’s embassy in London where he has been holed up for more than three years since facing sexual as…
