Roadside bomb kills 16 Yemeni soldiers in Marib city: military sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 16 Yemeni government soldiers have been killed by a roadside bomb in the province of Marib east of the capital Sanaa, military sources told Reuters late on Sunday.
Australia’s Christmas Island ‘in meltdown’ says opposition
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian opposition politicians on Monday demanded that the government disclose the extent of destruction caused by ongoing riots at a controversial immigration detention centre following the death of an asylum seeker.
Few answers and 28 still missing three days after Brazil dams burst
MARIANA, Brazil (Reuters) – Three days after a massive mudflow and flood caused by ruptured dams at an iron ore mine, Brazilian authorities are still struggling to determine a cause or even recover the bodies of as many as 28 people possibly swept away…
Protests continue in Romania, fire death toll reaches 45
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Protests continued for a sixth straight day in Romania on Sunday as the death toll from a fire at a rock concert in a night club nine days ago reached 45.
Croatia’s conservatives win vote, coalition talks ahead
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s conservative opposition won the country’s first election since it joined the European Union in 2013, partial results from Sunday’s election showed, but its narrow victory meant lengthy coalition talks were likely to follow …
Suu Kyi supporters confident after Myanmar’s historic election
YANGON/NAYPYITAW, Myanmar (Reuters) – Supporters of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration on Sunday after the country held its first free nationwide election in 25 years, the biggest step yet in a journey to democracy from dictat…
Protests continue in Romania, fire death toll reaches 45
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Protests continued for a sixth straight day in Romania on Sunday as the death toll from a fire at a rock concert in a night club nine days ago reached 45.
Reports of rioting at Australia’s Christmas Island after detainee death
(Reuters) – Fences at an immigration detention facility on the remote Australian outpost of Christmas Island were torn down and fires were lit following the death of a detainee, forcing some guards to abandon the facility, according to reports on Monda…
NATO ponders future of Afghan mission as fatigue, frustration mount
KABUL/ZARAGOZA, Spain (Reuters) – NATO partners are considering ways of beefing up their training and assistance mission in Afghanistan as concern grows over the ability of local forces to fight an escalating insurgency by Taliban militants, according …
Palestinian driver shot dead in West Bank after injuring four
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A Palestinian driver was shot dead after ramming his car into a bus stop in the occupied West Bank, injuring four people, police said on Sunday, the latest episode in an outbreak of violence that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne…
