U.S., allies focus on Iraq in latest air strikes: task force statement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States and its coalition partners targeted Islamic State militants with 13 air strikes in Syria and Iraq in a 24-hour period ending Sunday, a statement from the Combined Joint Task Force.
Spain’s latest political upstart rides high on message of moderation
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Albert Rivera, the 35-year-old leader of upstart political party Ciudadanos, has become Spain’s best-rated politician by cutting through his country’s increasingly volatile politics with a simple message: moderation.
Sudan’s Bashir heads to Indonesia in rare long-distance trip
KHARTOUM (Reuters) – Sudan’s President Omar Hassan al-Bashir will travel to Indonesia on Monday for a summit, Sudan’s foreign ministry said, in his first trip outside of Africa or the Middle East in nearly four years.
France seeks to resolve Russian Mistral ‘crisis’: Hollande
PARIS (Reuters) – French President Francois Hollande said on Sunday he was looking for a “way out of the crisis” with Russia over the suspended delivery of Mistral helicopter carriers purchased by Moscow.
India’s enigmatic Gandhi fires up opposition at farmers rally
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s Rahul Gandhi led a large farmers rally on Sunday that focused rural anger toward Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s policies, in the first public appearance in months for the elusive scion of the country’s most famous politica…
Euro working group to meet Wednesday, deal still sought: Greek official
ATHENS (Reuters) – Euro zone deputy finance ministers will meet midweek ahead of a Eurogroup finance ministers’ gathering two days later, a Greek government official told Reuters, as Athens and its creditors continue to seek a deal on reforms to unlock…
Egypt court seeks death sentence for 11 in soccer stadium case: TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Sunday took a step towards imposing the death penalty on 11 men for involvement in deadly soccer stadium violence in 2012, in a court session shown on television.
Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters attack African Union troops: witnesses
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union peacekeepers’ convoy on Sunday in southern Somalia, wounding at least three people and burning two vehicles, a Somali army officer said.
More than 90,000 people flee violence in Iraq’s Anbar province – UN
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – More than 90,000 people have fled their homes in Iraq’s western province of Anbar where Islamic State militants have been gaining ground over the past week, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Finns vote, likely to pick opposition to revive economy
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Voters are tipped to oust Finland’s pro-European and pro-NATO prime minister in Sunday’s election and put in power an opposition coalition that may include Eurosceptic nationalists, hoping it will revive the sagging economy.
