Slovenia rejects same-sex marriages in a referendum
LJUBLJANA (Reuters) – Slovenia rejected on Sunday a law that would give same-sex couples the right to marry and adopt children in its second vote on gay rights in four years.
German legal experts say refugee cap would be ‘problematic’: report
BERLIN (Reuters) – Legal experts at Germany’s lower house of parliament have serious doubts about the legality of introducing a cap on refugee numbers, according to a document obtained by German broadcaster ARD.
Turkish military offensive kills 110 Kurdish militants in six days: security sources
DIYARBAKIR (Reuters) – Armed clashes persisted on Sunday across Turkey’s southeast, where an operation by Turkish forces intensified on the sixth day of a campaign that security sources said had resulted in the death of 110 Kurdish militants.
Israel’s vice premier resigns amid harassment allegations
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Vice Premier Silvan Shalom, a veteran politician in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party, resigned on Sunday following allegations that he had sexually harassed several women during his career.
Spain’s ruling conservatives win election, short of majority
MADRID (Reuters) – The People’s Party (PP) of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy won Spain’s general election on Sunday, exit polls showed, although it will have to rely on other parties if it is to govern for another four-year term.
Suspected Russian warplanes kill scores in Syrian city: rescue workers
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian warplanes killed scores of people in the center of the rebel-held city of Idlib in northwest Syria on Sunday, rescue workers and residents said.
Three rockets hit northern Israel, no damage caused: army
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Three rockets, apparently fired from Lebanon, struck open areas in northern Israel on Sunday, causing no damage or injuries, Israel’s military said.
Emergency on Air France flight a ‘false alarm,’ CEO says
PARIS/MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – A suspicious device found on an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris that prompted an emergency landing was harmless and caused a “false alarm”, the airline’s chief executive said on Sunday.
Iraq military asks residents of ISIS-controlled Ramadi to leave city
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi military planes dropped leaflets on Sunday on Ramadi, asking residents to leave within 72 hours the western city which is under the control of Islamic State militants, an army spokesman said.”It is an indication that a major m…
Conservatives split on EU after PM’s Brussels trip
LONDON (Reuters) – Prime Minister David Cameron’s trip to Brussels last week has exposed divisions in his party over Britain’s relationship with the EU, with one senior lawmaker saying on Sunday he wanted to quit the bloc and another hinting at a top-l…
