Pope comes ‘home’ to South America to defend planet and the poor
QUITO (Reuters) – Laughing as his cap flew off in the Andean highland wind, Pope Francis flew into Ecuador on Sunday to start a “homecoming” tour of South America, where he will champion the rights of the poor and the planet.
Pope comes ‘home’ to South America to defend planet and the poor
QUITO (Reuters) – Laughing as his cap flew off in the Andean highland wind, Pope Francis flew into Ecuador on Sunday to start a “homecoming” tour of South America, where he will champion the rights of the poor and the planet.
Two attacks in central Nigerian city of Jos: witnesses
JOS, Nigeria (Reuters) – Two blasts hit the central Nigerian city of Jos on Sunday evening, one at a restaurant and another targeting a Muslim cleric who has disowned Islamist militant group Boko Haram, several witnesses said.
Greeks defy Europe with overwhelming referendum ‘No’
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greeks overwhelmingly rejected conditions of a rescue package from creditors on Sunday, throwing the future of the country’s euro zone membership into further doubt and deepening a standoff with lenders.
Kerry urges Iran to make ‘hard choices’, says US ready to walk
VIENNA (Reuters) – An Iranian nuclear agreement is possible this week if Iran makes the “hard choices” necessary, but if not, the United States stands ready to walk away from the negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday.
Thousands celebrate Greece’s ‘No’ vote despite uncertainty ahead
ATHENS (Reuters) – Having squarely rejected the terms of new financial aid for their cash-strapped country, Greece wakes up to an uncertain future on Monday.
Egyptian army kills 63 militants in North Sinai: sources
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s military launched air strikes and ground operations that killed 63 Islamist militants in North Sinai on Sunday, security sources said, as the country grapples with an increasingly ambitious insurgency based in the region.
On nervous border, Turks welcome army but fear incursion into Syria
KARKAMIS, Turkey (Reuters) – From his fields in Turkey, farmer Huseyin Ozdemir can see Islamist militants digging trenches and planting mines as they ready for battle around the northern Syrian town of Jarablus.
Greek referendum final polls show ‘No’ vote ahead by small margin
ATHENS (Reuters) – Final opinion polls released after the end of voting in Greece’s referendum showed the ‘No’ vote leading by a small margin in Sunday’s vote on a bailout proposal from creditors.
Fears of Syria war persist in Lebanese border village
QAA, Lebanon (Reuters) – The barren mountains separating the Lebanese village of Qaa from Syria have helped shield it from the war raging next door, yet fears of missile attacks, abductions and incursions have persisted since the conflict erupted more …
