Turkish prime minister says no bargaining on new constitution
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – There will be no bargaining over a new constitution for Turkey which could enhance the powers of the president and the government will seek to put the matter to a referendum, the prime minister said on Sunday.
Benin votes in presidential election as incumbent steps down
COTONOU (Reuters) – Vote counting began in Benin after an election on Sunday to choose a successor to President Thomas Boni Yayi who is stepping down after two terms, leaving 33 candidates to compete for power in the West African country.
Libyan forces target Islamic State in Sirte with air strikes
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan forces based in the city of Misrata have carried out air strikes against Islamic State militants in their stronghold of Sirte, a military source said on Sunday.
Bomb-making materials found in North Ireland country park: police
LONDON (Reuters) – A “significant” amount of bomb-making components and explosives has been found at a country park around 25 miles north of Belfast in Northern Ireland, police said on Sunday.
Russia will cut defense budget by 5 percent in 2016, RIA reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia’s defense budget will be cut by 5 percent in 2016, Russian Deputy Defence Minister Tatiana Shevtsova said, according to the RIA news agency.
Islamic State truck bomb kills at least 60 people south of Baghdad
HILLA, Iraq (Reuters) – A truck bomb at an Iraqi checkpoint south of Baghdad killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 70 on Sunday, medical and security officials said, and Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blast.
Church-going chemist gives German anti-immigrant party a ‘friendly face’
BITTERFELD-WOLFEN, Germany (Reuters) – Frauke Petry has been fiercely ambitious since her schooldays. Now the church-going chemist also has high ambitions for the political party she heads, the Alternative for Germany, and her weapon is the refugee cri…
Egypt accuses Muslim Brotherhood, Hamas of assassinating prosecutor
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has accused exiled Muslim Brotherhood officials of conspiring with Gaza-based Hamas militants to assassinate Public Prosecutor Hisham Barakat last year and arrested 14 people in connection with the attack.
Greece says Europe in nervous crisis over migrants, needs to share burden
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will press for solidarity with refugees and fair burden-sharing among European Union states at Monday’s emergency EU summit with Turkey, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Sunday, lashing out at border restrictions that led…
U.S. leads 19 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq, Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON(Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 19 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said.
