Suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State in western Libyan city kills five: official
MISRATA, Libya (Reuters) – Five people were killed and eight wounded in a suicide bombing claimed by Islamic State outside the Libyan city of Misrata on Sunday, security officials said.
Maverick Mexican politician threatens status quo in election
MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) – “One dead son, one kidnapped two-year-old daughter and 2,800 bullet holes in my truck” is no typical campaign slogan. Then again, the man who may become the first state governor in modern Mexico without a political party i…
Greece, creditors agree on need for quick deal as talks continue
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece and its European creditors agreed on the need to reach a cash-for-reforms deal quickly as Athens missed a self-imposed Sunday deadline for reaching an agreement to unlock aid, sources close to the talks said.
Islamic State drives back Syria insurgents near Turkey
AMMAN/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State fighters advanced against rival insurgents in northern Syria on Sunday, capturing areas close to a border crossing with Turkey and threatening their supply route to Aleppo city, fighters and a group monitoring the…
Thai King admitted to hospital for check ups: palace
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s king was admitted to hospital on Sunday for a health check up and will stay overnight, the palace said.
Israel moves to toughen sentences for stone-throwers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli cabinet ministers approved on Sunday legislation aimed at imposing tougher penalties on stone-throwers, a measure that stemmed from a wave of Palestinian protests last year in occupied East Jerusalem.
Bomb blast hits market in Nigeria’s Maiduguri city, kills one
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – A bomb went off in the Gamboru market in Nigeria’s northeastern city of Maiduguri on Sunday, a resident and a military source said.
Pentagon chief pledges $18 million for Hanoi to buy patrol boats
HAI PHONG, Vietnam (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter pledged $18 million on Sunday to help Vietnam buy U.S. patrol boats, shortly after touring a Vietnamese coast guard vessel that was hit by a Chinese ship during a skirmish in the South Ch…
Egypt starts demolishing Mubarak-era ruling party headquarters
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt began demolishing on Sunday the building that had housed the headquarters of former President Hosni Mubarak’s political party, a symbol of decades of iron-fisted rule.
Ukraine names Georgia’s Saakashvili as governor of Black Sea hotspot
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s Petro Poroshenko has appointed former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili to be governor of Ukraine’s southern Odessa region, in a surprise move that is certain to raise hackles in Moscow.
