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…
Police clash with Palestinians as Israelis march for ‘Jerusalem Day’
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Mounted Israeli police clashed with dozens of rock-throwing Palestinians protesting on Sunday as Jewish nationalists commemorated Israel’s 1967 capture of East Jerusalem with a march through the old walled city.
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.
Vietnam opposes Chinese fishing ban in disputed sea
HANOI (Reuters) – Vietnam said it resolutely opposes a Chinese ban on all fishing activities in a sea area that covers the Gulf of Tonkin, claiming the act to be a “worthless decision”.
Germany’s SPD notches up pressure on Merkel to divulge U.S. spy list
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel is coming under increasing pressure to divulge a list of targets, including the IP addresses of individual computers, that German intelligence tracked on behalf of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA).
Two Turkish miners killed in gas poisoning
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two Turkish miners were killed and three others hospitalized on Sunday after they were poisoned by gas at a chromite mine in the country’s southwest, media reports and local officials said.
Wire-tap scandal brings thousands out against Macedonian leader
SKOPJE (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets of Macedonia’s capital on Sunday, waving Macedonian and Albanian flags in a dramatic display of ethnic unity against a government on the ropes after months of damaging wire-tap reve…
Nepal quake death toll becomes highest on record; dozens still missing
KATHMANDU (Reuters) – The number of people killed in Nepal by two major earthquakes has surpassed 8,500, making the disaster the deadliest to hit the Himalayan country on record, as rescuers on Sunday searched for dozens of people still missing in remo…
Syrian state TV: Army kills five Islamic State leaders in eastern Syria
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Syrian army has killed five Islamic State leaders in an attack in eastern Syria, Syrian state TV reported on Saturday.
Pressure mounts on Myanmar over Asia ‘boat people’ crisis
KUALA LUMPUR/KOH LIPE, Thailand (Reuters) – Malaysia prodded Myanmar on Sunday to halt the exodus from its shores as concern grew for uncounted migrants adrift in rickety boats around the Andaman Sea.
