Strong typhoon lashes northeast Philippines, two dead
MANILA (Reuters) – Heavy rains and strong winds flattened houses on coastal areas as typhoon Noul crashed into the northeastern tip of the Philippines, killing two people and prompting more than 3,000 residents to move to shelters.
Polish president suffers shock reverse in first round vote: exit poll
WARSAW (Reuters) – Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski came in a surprise second behind his conservative opponent in the first round of a presidential election on Sunday and must now face him in a run-off, an exit poll showed.
Violence, hostility slow Europe’s progress on LGBTI equality: rights group
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Azerbaijan, Russia and Armenia are the worst countries in Europe for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) rights, but violence against LGBTI people remains rife across the continent, a rights gr…
Saudi king sending crown prince to summit with Obama this week
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has designated his crown prince to attend a Gulf Arab summit with U.S. President Barack Obama, the state news agency, SPA, reported on Sunday, just two days after the White House said the monarch would atten…
After surviving Boko Haram, returnees face hunger in Nigerian towns
MICHIKA, Nigeria (Reuters) – Since Nigeria’s army began clearing large areas of the country’s northeast from Boko Haram, some of the 1.5 million internally displaced people have started returning home. But thousands could now face severe food shortages…
British PM Cameron rules out another Scottish independence vote
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday ruled out giving Scotland another independence referendum despite spectacular gains by Scottish nationalists in a UK-wide election, saying Scots had “emphatically” rejected a breakaway o…
Gun battle in ethnic Albanian region deepens Macedonian crisis
KUMANOVO, Macedonia (Reuters) – Macedonia said on Sunday its police had wiped out a group of ethnic Albanian “terrorists” in a day-long gun battle that left at least 22 people dead at a moment of deep political crisis in the former Yugoslav republic.
Central African Republic militias agree to disarmament deal
BANGUI (Reuters) – Rival armed groups in Central African Republic agreed on Sunday to a peace accord requiring them to disarm and potentially face justice for war crimes committed during two years of conflict.
Eight dead in bus crash in northeastern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Eight people died and 44 people were injured in a crash between two buses early on Sunday morning in northeastern Mexico, according to a government statement.
Australian conservatives readying for more cautious, do or die second budget
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott, facing growing pressure to call early elections, is expected to take a far more cautious tack in the conservative government’s second budget on Tuesday after a politically disastrous plan last y…
