Rescuers work to clear China blast site of chemicals before rain falls
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) – Chinese soldiers and rescue workers in gas masks and hazard suits searched for toxic materials in China’s port of Tianjin on Sunday as Premier Li Keqiang arrived to offer condolences, days after explosions flattened part of a…
Mali separatists trade blame with pro-government militia over clash
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Separatists in Mali accused a pro-government militia on Sunday of breaching a two-month-old ceasefire, leading to a fierce exchange of fire, but the militia said the separatists were the aggressors.
Death toll in latest Mediterranean migrant tragedy put at 49
MILAN (Reuters) – The number of migrants who died in the hold of an overcrowded fishing boat rescued on Saturday has risen to 49, the coast guard said on Sunday.
Islamic State executes rival fighters after revolt in central Libya: residents
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Islamic State has executed and displayed the bodies of four members of a rival group which had staged a revolt against the militants in the central Libyan city of Sirte, residents said.
African Union says Burundi crisis a ‘catastrophic’ risk for region
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The crisis in strife-torn Burundi risks spiraling into a “catastrophe’ for the country and the wider region, the African Union warned on Sunday, after the killing of a senior military official amid escalating unrest.
Cuba’s top diplomat for U.S. sees long road to normal ties
HAVANA (Reuters) – Josefina Vidal receives a check from the United States for $4,085 once a year, rent money for the U.S. naval base at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay.
Iraq’s Abadi orders commanders to face trial over Ramadi withdrawal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi directed military commanders on Sunday to face a court martial for abandoning their positions in Ramadi, as he pushed ahead with a campaign aimed at combating corruption and mismanagement.
Arms seized in Kuwait came from Iran: Kuwaiti newspapers
KUWAIT (Reuters) – A huge arms cache seized in Kuwait last week was smuggled into the country from Iran, two Kuwaiti newspapers reported on Sunday.
Germany says situation in eastern Ukraine ‘explosive’
BERLIN (Reuters) – Calling the situation in eastern Ukraine “explosive”, Germany’s foreign minister urged both parties in the conflict to come together quickly for talks to prevent a spiral in violence.
Anti-Houthi fighters poised to seize key central Yemen city
SANAA (Reuters) – Militia forces loyal to Yemen’s exiled government fought their way deep into the central city of Taiz on Sunday, local officials said, largely pushing out Houthi militiamen from the country’s third largest city.
