Thai king treated for blood infection, lung inflammation: palace
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world’s longest-reigning monarch, has received treatment for a blood infection and lung inflammation, the palace said on Sunday.
Algeria’s Bouteflika replaces powerful head of military intelligence
ALGIERS (Reuters) – President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Sunday replaced the long-standing head of Algeria’s military intelligence agency, in his latest move in a campaign to curb the spy chief’s influence in politics.
Max Beauvoir, Haiti’s supreme leader of voodoo dies
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Max Gesner Beauvoir, the “Ati” or supreme leader of voodoo, Haiti’s traditional Afro-Caribbean religion, died Saturday afternoon, aged 79, according to his family.
Thousands more migrants on their way into Austria: police
(Reuters) – Austrian authorities said they were expecting another wave of migrants and refugees coming over the border from Hungary on Sunday, after a brief lull in arrivals gave them a chance to re-stock reception centres.
India police hunt for owner of explosives after blast kills 88
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police said on Sunday they were hunting for the owner of illegally stored explosives which accidentally detonated in the center of a crowded town, killing at least 88 people.
Iraq’s Sadr calls for release of Turkish hostages
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has condemned the kidnapping of 18 Turkish workers in Baghdad last week and said he was ready to assist the government in securing their release.
Irish government support rises, Sinn Fein fall as election nears
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for Ireland’s governing parties has returned to the highest level seen in over a year as support for left-wing challenger Sinn Fein fell over the past two months, a leading poll said on Sunday.
Refugee crisis shows the changing soul of Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe’s refugee crisis is revealing the changing soul of Germany.
Algeria’s Bouteflika replaces head of DRS military intelligence: sources
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has replaced the long-standing head of the country’s military intelligence agency, in his latest move to curb the spy chief’s influence in politics, two security sources said on Sunday.
Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police raided the plaza outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday in what they said was a bid to head off Palestinian attempts to disrupt visits by Jews and foreign tourists on the eve of the Jewish New Year.
