Iraq’s Sadr calls for release of Turkish hostages
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s powerful Shi’ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has condemned the kidnapping of 18 Turkish workers in Baghdad last week and said he was ready to assist the government in securing their release.
Irish government support rises, Sinn Fein fall as election nears
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Support for Ireland’s governing parties has returned to the highest level seen in over a year as support for left-wing challenger Sinn Fein fell over the past two months, a leading poll said on Sunday.
Refugee crisis shows the changing soul of Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Europe’s refugee crisis is revealing the changing soul of Germany.
Algeria’s Bouteflika replaces head of DRS military intelligence: sources
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Algeria’s President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has replaced the long-standing head of the country’s military intelligence agency, in his latest move to curb the spy chief’s influence in politics, two security sources said on Sunday.
Israeli police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli police raided the plaza outside Jerusalem’s al-Aqsa mosque on Sunday in what they said was a bid to head off Palestinian attempts to disrupt visits by Jews and foreign tourists on the eve of the Jewish New Year.
Britain’s Labour faces divisions over new leader Corbyn
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s opposition Labour Party must unite behind new leader Jeremy Corbyn, his deputy said on Sunday as he revealed his own differences with his new boss over issues such as defense and foreign policy.
Russia’s Lavrov says Moscow to continue military support of Syria: reports
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia will continue with military supplies to Syria, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Sunday.
Majority of French people favor sending troops to Syria: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – A majority of French people are in favor of sending troops to fight Islamic State militants in Syria, a prospect that President Francois Hollande has flatly ruled out, a poll released on Sunday showed.
Exiled Yemeni government pulls out of planned peace talks
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s exiled government pulled out of U.N.-mediated peace talks with its Houthi adversaries on Sunday as troops from the Saudi-led coalition that is seeking to restore it took part in ground fighting in a central province for the fi…
Murdered South African Catholic takes step to sainthood
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – A South African school principal, bludgeoned to death 25 years ago for refusing to take part in a witchcraft-related ritual, was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church on Sunday, moving him a step closer to sainthood.
