Opposition rallies in Moscow to demand fair elections
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Thousands of people rallied on the streets of Moscow on Sunday to demand fair elections and challenge Vladimir Putin’s 15-year-old rule, in the first significant opposition protest in the capital for months.
Warring sides in Syria agree local ceasefire: monitor, al-Manar
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Warring parties in Syria agreed local ceasefires in two Shi’ite villages in northwestern Syria and a town near the Lebanese border on Sunday, a group monitoring the war and the al-Manar TV station controlled by Lebanon’s Hezbollah re…
Nepal adopts constitution born of bloodshed, compromise
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – Nepal adopted its first democratic constitution on Sunday in a largely peaceful event, a historic step for a nation that has seen war, a palace massacre and devastating earthquakes since a campaign to create a modern state began more than 65 years ago.
Poll sees rising support for France’s Le Pen in northern local election
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front party leader Marine Le Pen is expected to dominate in the first round of local elections in the northern region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais in December, mustering 40 percent support, according to a poll on …
Thai activists plan to defy junta ban with more marches
BANGKOK (Reuters) – A group of pro-democracy activists said on Sunday they plan more marches after staging the largest political demonstration in Thailand’s capital since a military government took power in May 2014.
Britain’s opposition Labour split on Syria air strikes
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s new opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn faces a revolt over air strikes on Syria, nine days after the left-winger was elected on a platform that opposed military intervention in the region.
Syrian monitor: 75 U.S.-trained Syrian rebels enter Syria from Turkey
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Seventy five Syrian rebels trained by the United States and its allies to fight Islamic State have entered northern Syria since Friday, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said on Sunday.
Spain newspaper polls give Catalonia separatists slight lead
MADRID (Reuters) – Catalan separatists are on track to win a small majority of seats in the Catalan Parliament next week, three polls in Spanish newspapers showed on Sunday, possibly paving the way for a declaration of independence.
Small plane crashes, hits car; two injured taken to hospital: Swiss police
ZURICH (Reuters) – A small plane crashed on Sunday in a field in northern Switzerland, careened across a road and collided with a car, according to police in the Swiss canton of Aargau.
East European leaders in war of words as migrants pour across borders
BELI MANASTIR/HARMICA, Croatia (Reuters) – Hungary and Croatia traded threats on Saturday as thousands of exhausted migrants poured over their borders, deepening the disarray in Europe over how to handle the tide of humanity.
