Ethiopia seeks donor support to meet drought needs
OGOLCHO, Ethiopia (Reuters) – Ethiopia urged international donors on Sunday to offer aid promptly for relief operations to support 10.2 million people critically short of food, and said it was committed to allocating as much of its own funds as necessa…
Greece pledges to speed up delivery of migrant ‘hotspot’ centers
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece will speed up completion of five migrant registration centers and two relocation camps after the EU executive chided it for neglecting its duties to Europe’s passport-free Schengen zone, the prime minister’s office said on Sun…
U.N. asks for $861 million to help Iraq meet humanitarian bill
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The United Nations appealed on Sunday for $861 million to help Iraq meet a big funding gap in its 2016 emergency response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the war against Islamic State.
Turkish and NATO radars detected Russian jet’s airspace violation: Turkish PM
ANKARA (Reuters) – Both Turkish and NATO radars detected a Russian jet violating Turkish airspace, Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said on Sunday, refuting Russian claims that the violation was “pure propaganda.”
Two killed, three wounded in overnight shooting in Toronto
TORONTO (Reuters) – Two people were killed and three more wounded after an overnight shooting in Toronto that may have followed an altercation in an area known for its late-night bars and restaurants, police in Canada’s largest city said on Sunday.
Three killed in suspected Islamist attack in northern Kenya
MOMBASA (Reuters) – At least three men were killed in a village in Kenya’s coastal Lamu county in the early hours of Sunday during a raid by al Shabaab Islamist militants, police and the group said.
French government flags possible reshuffle in February
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande’s last ministerial reshuffle before a bid next year for re-election could come in February, government spokesman Stephane Le Foll indicated on Sunday.
Israel approves mixed-sex Jewish prayer site at Western Wall
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The Israeli government approved on Sunday the creation of a mixed-sex plaza at Jerusalem’s Western Wall to accommodate Jews who contest Orthodox curbs on worship by women there.
At least 65 people killed in attack in Nigeria’s Maiduguri
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 65 people were killed during an attack by Islamist militant group Boko Haram near Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter said after counting bodies at a hospital morgue.
German conservatives address concerns about migrants as support wanes
BERLIN (Reuters) – Senior German conservatives sought at the weekend to reassure Germans concerned about a record migrant influx, saying numbers must go down and criminal refugees could be deported as a poll showed support for the bloc slipping.
