Blast kills Pakistani provincial minister in PM’s political heartland
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) – A bomb killed a Pakistani provincial minister and at least eight others when it destroyed the minister’s home on Sunday in Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s political heartland of Punjab.
Volunteers fill aid void in Greek ‘crisis within a crisis’
LESBOS, Greece (Reuters) – Father Efstratios Dimou knows all about physical suffering and his family has also known what it is to be a refugee. Now the Orthodox priest leads a small army of volunteers on the island of Lesbos tackling Greece’s crisis wi…
Suspected al Shabaab fighters warn Kenyan villagers to shun police
MOMBASA, Kenya (Reuters) – Dozens of suspected Somali al Shabaab fighters swept into a Kenyan village and lectured locals for at least two hours before disappearing into a nearby forest without attacking anyone, police and residents said on Sunday.
U.S., Germany to pull Patriot missiles from Turkey
BERLIN/ISTANBUL (Reuters) – The United States and Germany said they will pull Patriot missile batteries from southern Turkey after a reassessment of the threats stemming from the conflict in neighboring Syria.
Rescuers work to clear China blast site of chemicals before rain falls
TIANJIN, China (Reuters) – Chinese soldiers and rescue workers in gas masks and hazard suits searched for toxic materials in China’s port of Tianjin on Sunday as Premier Li Keqiang arrived to offer condolences, days after explosions flattened part of a…
Mali separatists trade blame with pro-government militia over clash
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Separatists in Mali accused a pro-government militia on Sunday of breaching a two-month-old ceasefire, leading to a fierce exchange of fire, but the militia said the separatists were the aggressors.
Death toll in latest Mediterranean migrant tragedy put at 49
MILAN (Reuters) – The number of migrants who died in the hold of an overcrowded fishing boat rescued on Saturday has risen to 49, the coast guard said on Sunday.
Islamic State executes rival fighters after revolt in central Libya: residents
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Islamic State has executed and displayed the bodies of four members of a rival group which had staged a revolt against the militants in the central Libyan city of Sirte, residents said.
African Union says Burundi crisis a ‘catastrophic’ risk for region
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – The crisis in strife-torn Burundi risks spiraling into a “catastrophe’ for the country and the wider region, the African Union warned on Sunday, after the killing of a senior military official amid escalating unrest.
Cuba’s top diplomat for U.S. sees long road to normal ties
HAVANA (Reuters) – Josefina Vidal receives a check from the United States for $4,085 once a year, rent money for the U.S. naval base at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay.
