Gunmen in uniforms kill ally of Burundi’s President Nkurunziza
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Gunmen wearing military uniforms shot dead a former Burundian security chief who was a close ally of President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday, the presidency and witnesses said, heightening tensions after a disputed presidential poll.
Britain and France urge EU-wide action on Calais migrant crisis
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain and France on Sunday urged other European Union states to help them tackle the growing crisis in northern France caused by thousands of migrants seeking to make illegal and dangerous crossings into England.
Malaysia says Indian Ocean airplane debris is part of a Boeing 777
KUALA LUMPUR/PARIS (Reuters) – Malaysia said on Sunday that airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion has been identified as being from a Boeing 777, the same model as a Malaysian Airlines plane which vanished last year.
Grassroots mayors embody Spain’s divisions as election nears
MADRID (Reuters) – Shortly after she took office in June, Madrid’s left-wing anti-establishment mayor Manuela Carmena set up ‘Version Original’, a website her council uses to rebut media reports it considers “inexact or open to misinterpretation”.
Germans fret over Europe’s future but still believe
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The battle for Europe will be won or lost in Germany.
Chinese military paper warns a corrupt army does not win wars
BEIJING (Reuters) – The Chinese military’s official newspaper warned on Sunday that a corrupt army would not win wars, three days after the government announced a former senior officer would be prosecuted for graft.
Five found shot to death in Mexico City apartment
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Four women and a man were found dead in a middle-class neighborhood in the Mexican capital on Friday, a rare occurrence in the city despite drug violence hot spots elsewhere in the country.
Venezuela supermarket looting leaves one dead, dozens detained
CARACAS (Reuters) – One person was killed and dozens were detained following looting of supermarkets in Venezuela’s southeastern city of Ciudad Guayana on Friday morning, according to Venezuelan authorities.
Airplane debris arrives in France for Malaysia crash investigation
PARIS/KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Airplane debris that washed up on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion and may belong to a vanished Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777 arrived in France on Saturday for investigators to study its origin.
Thousands rally across Israel following gay pride stabbing attack
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Thousands of Israelis attended demonstrations across the country on Saturday, two days after an ultra-Orthodox Jew stabbed six people at Jerusalem’s gay pride parade, leaving one teenager in critical condition.
