Yemen government forces make gains in southwest city Taiz, locals say
DUBAI (Reuters) – Yemeni forces loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi made gains on Sunday in the southwestern city of Taiz after days of battles with Houthi fighters, a local official and residents said.
Maldives president accuses former deputy of plot to oust him
MALE (Reuters) – President Abdulla Yameen of the Maldives said on Sunday his former deputy Ahmed Adheeb had plotted to impeach him, a day after Adheeb was arrested at the airport in connection with an attempt on Yameen’s life last month.
Cameron rules out second EU referendum if UK votes to leave: aide
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain will not hold a second “In-Out” vote on its membership of the European Union if the public opt to leave the bloc at a referendum due by the end of 2017, a senior aide to Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday.
Ruling party seen fending off challenger as Tanzanians vote
DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Tanzania’s ruling party is expected to prevail in presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday against a challenge led by former Prime Minister Edward Lowassa, who has tapped into mounting anger over corruption and the s…
Rift on refugees spurs solidarity vs security risk to Europe’s unity
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A rift over Europe’s response to the sudden arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees is leading some in Brussels to voice fears for the future of the European Union.
Suspect in Thai royal defamation case dies in jail
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A policeman who was under investigation as part of a high profile royal insult probe has died in custody after he hanged himself in his cell, Thailand’s justice minister on Sunday.
Israel says citizen, likely Arab, used paraglider to enter Syria
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel said on Sunday that one of its citizens, probably a member of the country’s Muslim Arab minority, had illegally flown to rebellion-wracked Syria by using a paraglider to cross the Golan Heights frontier.
Taiwan president says should remember good things Japan did
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou said on Sunday it was important to remember the good things Japan did for the island while not forgetting the bad, as he marked 70 years since Japan gave up control of Taiwan at the end of World War Two….
South Korea fires warning shots at North patrol boat near border
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean navy fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat near the rivals’ disputed maritime border, where sailors on both sides have been killed in past exchanges of fire, the two sides said on Sunday.
Hurricane Patricia spares Mexican cities, roars through remote villages
CHAMELA, Mexico (Reuters) – Hurricane Patricia caused less damage than feared on Mexico’s Pacific coast on Saturday, but hammered an isolated part of the shoreline dotted with luxury villas and fishing villages, where the storm and its 165 mph (266 kph…
