Greek statistics chief steps down as bailout talks under way
ATHENS (Reuters) – The head of the Greek statistics office stepped down on Sunday, adding new complexity to Greece’s bailout negotiations with its European Union partners.
Merkel’s German conservatives set sights on absolute majority
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced pressure from conservative allies on Sunday to run for a fourth term in 2017 after an opinion poll showed they could win an absolute majority if an election were held next week.
Kerry says to seek more support for Libya peace plan
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he would seek greater backing for a U.N. peace plan for Libya which has been spurned by some key players in a country where two rival governments are vying for power.
One pilot killed, another injured after helicopter crash at Russian airshow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One pilot died and another was injured when a helicopter crashed at an airshow in the Russian region of Ryazan on Sunday.
Mullah Omar’s family does not endorse new Taliban leader: statement
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The family of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has not backed his announced successor, it said on Sunday, and wants the new chief to be chosen by leading Islamic scholars and veterans of the movement.
Two Malian soldiers killed in ambush: military
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Two Malian soldiers were killed and four wounded in an ambush on their convoy near the central town of Nampala on Saturday, military sources said.
U.N. peacekeeper killed in clashes in Central African Republic: spokesman
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least one soldier with the U.N. peackeeping mission in Central African Republic was killed on Sunday during clashes with armed assailants in a northern neighborhood of the capital Bangui, a spokesman for the mission said.
Gunmen in uniforms kill ally of Burundi’s President Nkurunziza
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead a former Burundian security chief who was a close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday, the presidency and witnesses said, heightening tensions after a disputed presidential poll.
Britain and France urge EU-wide action on Calais migrant crisis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and France on Sunday urged other European Union states to help them tackle the growing crisis in northern France caused by thousands of migrants seeking to make illegal and dangerous crossings into England.
Malaysia says Indian Ocean airplane debris is part of a Boeing 777
KUALA LUMPUR/PARIS (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Sunday that airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as a Malaysian Airlines plane which vanished last year.
