Brazil’s crafty Senate boss helps keep Rousseff afloat
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Renan Calheiros took an Air Force jet to get hair implants and was accused of letting a lobbyist pay child support to a journalist he had an affair and a child with.
Dutch plan tougher asylum policy as migrants flock to Europe
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – As Europe grapples with its biggest wave of migration since World War Two, the Netherlands is about to toughen its asylum policy by cutting off food and shelter for people who fail to qualify as refugees.
Thai police hunt more suspects after Bangkok bomb arrest
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Police probing Thailand’s deadliest bombing raided a second location and widened their search for more suspects on Sunday after a foreigner was arrested and stacks of fake passports and bomb-making materials found at a Bangkok apart…
Fire at Saudi oil workers compound kills 11, injures more than 200
KHOBAR, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – A fire swept through an oil workers’ residential compound in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, killing 11 people and injuring over 200 others of various nationalities, some critically, the Civil Defence agency said.
Egypt summons UK ambassador over criticism of Al Jazeera trial
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt summoned the British ambassador to reject as “unacceptable interference” comments he made on an Egyptian court’s decision to hand down prison sentences for three Al Jazeera journalists, state media said on Sunday.
Mystery man in Bangkok bomb probe ‘never said a word’
BANGKOK (Reuters) – The evidence seized by police investigating Thailand’s deadliest bombing includes an apparently damning trove of explosives, fertilizer, and piles of fake passports, but the shabby-looking foreigner they arrested on Saturday remains…
Italy’s Renzi brushes off concerns over Senate reform drive
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s government has sufficient backing in parliament to force through its contested reform of the Senate, Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Sunday, dismissing suggestions he might have to seek early elections.
Swiss reject Indian request for help in arms case
ZURICH (Reuters) – Switzerland has rejected India’s request for legal assistance in investigating two Swiss companies suspected of bribing Indian officials to win arms deals.
Huge protest in Tokyo rails against PM Abe’s security bills
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters gathered near Japan’s parliament building on Sunday to oppose legislation allowing the military to fight overseas, the latest sign of public mistrust in Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s security policy. 
Afghan forces regain control of a symbolic district in south
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Afghan government forces, backed by NATO air strikes, have regained control of a key district in volatile Helmand province after days of fierce fighting with Taliban insurgents, provincial officials said on Sunday.
