Venezuela opposition holds primaries for high-stakes parliament vote
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition coalition held primaries on Sunday for this year’s high-stakes parliamentary election, its best shot in over a decade at recouping the National Assembly at one of the ruling Socialist Party’s lowest ebbs.
Singapore calls on Iran to investigate tanker incident
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said on Monday that it has requested the Iranian maritime authorities to investigate an incident last week when Iranian vessels fired shots at a Singapore-flagged tanker in the Gulf.
Burundi president appears in capital, warns of Islamist threat
BUJUMBURA (Reuters) – Burundian President Pierre Nkurunziza on Sunday made his first public appearance in the capital Bujumbura since an attempted coup last week failed to oust him, warning of a threat posed by Islamist militants from Somalia.
Saudi-led alliance resumes air strikes on Yemen
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian-led coalition resumed air strikes against Yemen’s Houthi militia in Aden overnight, hours after the expiry of a truce meant to facilitate badly needed humanitarian aid, a Reuters eyewitness said.
Islamic State says it has full control of Iraq’s Ramadi
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Islamic State militants said they had taken full control of the western Iraqi city of Ramadi on Sunday in the biggest defeat for the Baghdad government since last summer.
Jordan’s interior minister resigns, police chiefs dismissed
AMMAN (Reuters) – King Abdullah accepted the resignation of Jordan’s interior minister and the government dismissed top police chiefs over reported rights abuses in prisons and the mishandling of a crackdown in the south of the country, officials said …
Saudi-led alliance resumes air strikes on Yemen
RIYADH (Reuters) – A Saudi Arabian-led coalition resumed air strikes against Yemen’s Houthi militia in Aden overnight, hours after the expiry of a truce meant to facilitate badly needed humanitarian aid, a Reuters eyewitness said.
Polish challenger Duda calls for new taxes on banks, supermarkets
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish presidential candidate Andrzej Duda said on Sunday Poland should introduce new taxes on banks and large supermarket networks to protect Polish businesses.
Nigerian military says it destroyed 10 Boko Haram camps
LAGOS (Reuters) – Nigeria’s military destroyed 10 Boko Haram camps in the country’s remote northeast on Sunday as it pressed on with an offensive against militant Islamist fighters now confined to a final hideout there, the army said.
Russian police detain activists at gay flashmob in Moscow
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian police detained 17 protesters on Sunday as they gathered in central Moscow to release colorful balloons into the air to mark the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, an organizer of the failed flash…
