German police tackle mass brawl at Berlin refugee shelter
BERLIN (Reuters) – Hundreds of refugees fought each other on Sunday in a mass brawl at a Berlin shelter and more than 100 police were called in to restore order, in an episode underlining the challenges Germany faces in handling hundreds of thousands o…
Burkina Faso votes to choose first new leader in decades
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Burkina Faso voted on Sunday in an election to choose the country’s first new president in decades, a year after longtime leader Blaise Compaore was toppled in a popular uprising in which demonstrators faced down the security fo…
Russian air strikes kill at least 30 in stepped up raids in northwest Syria
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Air strikes believed to have been carried out by Russian jets killed at least 30 people in the town of Ariha in northwestern Syria on Sunday, rescue workers in the rebel-held area said, part of an escalation of Russian strikes …
Power ship steams into Ghana port to help end blackouts
TEMA, Ghana (Reuters) – A power-generating ship was officially welcomed at Ghana’s main port on Sunday after arriving the previous day in what Power Minister Kwabena Donkor said was a bid to keep the country on track to end chronic blackouts.
Under tightest security, pope urges peace in central Africa
BANGUI (Reuters) – Protected by the heaviest security ever seen on his trips, Pope Francis on Sunday preached reconciliation in the divided Central African Republic, a nation racked by bloodshed between Muslims and Christians.
French minister condemns social exclusion of young Muslims
PARIS (Reuters) – The social exclusion of young Muslims in France partly explains their radicalization, and the government must give people from poor suburbs more hope of success to reduce the risk of more violent attacks, a cabinet minister said on Su…
From penguins to Pope’s shoes, climate rallies pressure U.N. summit
PARIS (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of people from Sydney to London joined one of the biggest days of climate change activism on Sunday, telling world leaders gathering for a summit in Paris there is “No Planet B” in the fight against global warming.
Attackers wound senior Burundi army officer: witnesses
NAIROBI (Reuters) – A senior army officer was wounded in an attack by unidentified gunmen in Burundi at the weekend on his way to the capital, witnesses said on Sunday, the latest in a series of shootings targeting top officials.
U.S., allies conduct 22 strikes against Islamic State: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its allies conducted 19 strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and three in Syria on Saturday, the coalition leading the operations said in a statement.
Germany outlines plan to support fight against Islamic State: media
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany could send 1,200 soldiers to the Middle East by the end of the year to support a coalition battling Islamic State, Germany’s top defense official told a newspaper on Sunday as his minister backed an international alliance …
