Abbas rejects Israel’s partial transfer of Palestinian tax revenue
GAZA (Reuters) – Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said on Sunday Israel had released frozen tax revenue to the Authority but that he had ordered the funds to be returned because money had been deducted to cover debts to Israeli utility com…
Pope at Easter prays for killed Kenyan students, decries persecution
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis prayed for an end to the persecution of Christians in his Easter Sunday address, commemorating the students massacred by Islamist militants at Garissa University in Kenya.
Fuel storage tank fire near Brazil’s Santos port enters fourth day
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – A fire at a fuel storage facility near Brazil’s largest port Santos entered its fourth day on Sunday as 110 firefighters worked to stop the flames from spreading further, the local fire department said.
Azeri opposition holds rally as economy slows
BAKU (Reuters) – About 1,000 Azeris held a rally on Sunday to protest against rising prices and a crackdown on human rights as economic problems mount ahead of a parliamentary election this year in the oil-producing former Soviet republic.
Yemen’s Houthis ready for talks if air strikes stop: senior member
CAIRO (Reuters) – Yemen’s Houthis are ready to sit down for peace talks as long as a Saudi-led air campaign is halted and the negotiations are overseen by “non-aggressive” parties, a senior Houthi member said.
Kenya says government official’s son was among gunmen in Garissa attack
GARISSA, Kenya (Reuters) – The son of a Kenyan government official was one of the masked gunmen who killed nearly 150 people at a university last week, the interior ministry said on Sunday, as Kenyan churches hired armed guards to protect their Easter …
Turkey’s Kurdish southeast eyes economic dividend from peace
DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (Reuters) – Ending the Kurdish insurgency in Turkey’s impoverished southeast would unlock trade with Iran, Iraq and eventually Syria, and kick-start a local economy long left behind by the rest of the country.
French public radio strike rumbles on after talks fail
PARIS (Reuters) – The longest strike in a decade at France’s public radio broadcaster has left paralyzed news stations playing music and shows no sign of ending after weekend talks failed to defuse a standoff over cost cuts.
Severe storm kills 24, injures more than 50 in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) – A severe storm sweeping across Bangladesh killed at least 24 people and injured dozens more, mostly in Bogra district in the northern part of the country, police and officials said on Sunday.
British teenagers arrested on terrorism offences: police
LONDON (Reuters) – Two teenagers from northern England have been arrested on suspicion of preparing for acts of terrorism, British police said on Sunday.
