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…
World Bank warns climate change could add 100 million poor by 2030
BARCELONA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Without the right policies to keep the poor safe from extreme weather and rising seas, climate change could drive over 100 million more people into poverty by 2030, the World Bank said on Sunday.
Iran criticizes Saudi Arabia over execution of its citizens
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran summoned the Saudi charge d’affaires in Tehran on Sunday to protest over the execution of three Iranians in Saudi Arabia for drug trafficking, according to the Fars news agency.
Egypt arrests rights activist over report of military trial: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt arrested a prominent journalist and human rights advocate on Sunday after he was questioned by military intelligence over a report he published about a trial of former army officers, security sources said.
