Italy coast guard rescues 1,800 sea migrants, five found dead
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s coast guard said about 1,800 migrants were rescued from seven overcrowded vessels on Saturday, while five corpses were found on a large rubber boat carrying 212 others.
French finance minister takes aim at German Schaeuble over Grexit idea
BERLIN (Reuters) – French finance minister Michel Sapin has criticized his German counterpart Wolfgang Schaeuble for suggesting that Greece could temporarily leave the euro zone, but said the Franco-German relationship is “not broken”.
Israel approves jailing Jewish militants without trial to resolve lethal arson
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s security cabinet approved on Sunday the detention of citizens suspected of waging violence against Palestinians without trial in a crackdown aimed at capturing the perpetrators of a lethal West Bank arson attack blamed on…
Greek statistics chief steps down as bailout talks under way
ATHENS (Reuters) – The head of the Greek statistics office stepped down on Sunday, adding new complexity to Greece’s bailout negotiations with its European Union partners.
Merkel’s German conservatives set sights on absolute majority
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel faced pressure from conservative allies on Sunday to run for a fourth term in 2017 after an opinion poll showed they could win an absolute majority if an election were held next week.
Kerry says to seek more support for Libya peace plan
CAIRO (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Sunday he would seek greater backing for a U.N. peace plan for Libya which has been spurned by some key players in a country where two rival governments are vying for power.
One pilot killed, another injured after helicopter crash at Russian airshow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – One pilot died and another was injured when a helicopter crashed at an airshow in the Russian region of Ryazan on Sunday.
Mullah Omar’s family does not endorse new Taliban leader: statement
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (Reuters) – The family of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has not backed his announced successor, it said on Sunday, and wants the new chief to be chosen by leading Islamic scholars and veterans of the movement.
Two Malian soldiers killed in ambush: military
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Two Malian soldiers were killed and four wounded in an ambush on their convoy near the central town of Nampala on Saturday, military sources said.
U.N. peacekeeper killed in clashes in Central African Republic: spokesman
BANGUI (Reuters) – At least one soldier with the U.N. peackeeping mission in Central African Republic was killed on Sunday during clashes with armed assailants in a northern neighborhood of the capital Bangui, a spokesman for the mission said.
