Argentinian ruling party’s candidate seen winning presidency: polls
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – The Argentinian ruling party’s candidate Daniel Scioli is primed to win the presidential election outright on Oct. 25, with a commanding lead over his nearest rivals, two polls published in local papers on Sunday showed.
As winter looms, Germany struggles to find homes for refugees
CELLE, Germany (Reuters) – At a sprawling camp in the German town of Celle, refugees wearing thick sweaters sit around a heater smoking cigarettes as rain beats down on the cramped white tent that has become their home. Some of them are ill and worried…
Exclusive: Pakistan to appoint ex-general as new national security advisor
KARACHI (Reuters) – Pakistan is about to appoint a former general as national security advisor, tightening the powerful military’s control over security policy and negotiations with arch rival India, officials said Sunday.
Sri Lanka says would consider visit by China navy ships
BEIJING (Reuters) – Sri Lanka would consider allowing Chinese naval ships to visit again but no request has been forthcoming yet, the country’s defense secretary said on Sunday.
Sudan sends ground troops to Yemen to boost Saudi-led coalition
ADEN (Reuters) – A battalion of Sudanese troops arrived in Yemen’s southern port city of Aden on Saturday, military officials said, bolstering Saudi-led Arab forces trying to keep out the Iran-backed Houthis and curb the growing presence of Islamist mi…
Support for Merkel’s bloc hits 2-1/2 year low on refugee angst
BERLIN (Reuters) – Support for Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives has fallen to its lowest since May 2013, hurt by grassroots concerns about the ability of her government to handle a record inflow of refugees, a poll showed on Sunday.
U.S., allies conduct 18 air strikes in Iraq, five in Syria: U.S. military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition conducted 18 air strikes against Islamic State in Iraq and five in Syria on Saturday, according to the task force organizing the military operation.
Iraq issues arrest warrant for trade minister on graft charges: officials
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi authorities have called for the arrest of Trade Minister Milas Mohammed Abdul Kareem and his brother following a corruption investigation, judicial spokesman Abdul-Sattar al-Birqdar said on Sunday.
Koppu hits Philippines north, destroys houses, displaces 10,000 people
MANILA (Reuters) – Powerful typhoon Koppu ploughed into the northeastern Philippines before dawn on Sunday destroying homes and displacing 10,000 people and whipping up coastal surges four meters (12 feet) high, disaster agency officials said.
Colombians agree to search for those gone missing in war
HAVANA (Reuters) – The Colombian government and leftist FARC rebels have agreed to search for those who have gone missing during a half century of war, pledging a rapid and dignified recovery of remains and also a quest for those who might still be ali…
