Sarkozy wins French local elections; far right makes limited gains
PARIS (Reuters) – The far-right National Front made only limited gains in French local elections won by a wide margin on Sunday by ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservatives and their centrist allies.
British PM Cameron to meet queen, formally call knife-edge election
LONDON (Reuters) – Campaigning in Britain’s closest national election in decades will start on Monday after Queen Elizabeth dissolves parliament at Prime Minister David Cameron’s behest, teeing up an unusually fraught battle to govern the $2.8 trillion…
Air Canada plane landed short, hit antennas in Halifax accident
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (Reuters) – An Air Canada plane that suffered heavy damage in an accident in the east coast city of Halifax on Sunday landed short of the runway and hit an antenna array, losing its landing gear, safety officials said.
Iran, powers explore nuclear compromises, Israel alarmed
LAUSANNE, Switzerland (Reuters) – Iran and six world powers tried to break an impasse in nuclear negotiations on Sunday, but officials cautioned that attempts to reach a preliminary deal by a deadline in two days could yet fall apart.
UK PM Cameron’s Conservatives four points ahead of Labour: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron’s Conservatives have taken a four point lead over the opposition Labour Party on the eve of the start of official campaigning for a May 7 national election, a poll showed late on Sunday.
Fighting and air strikes across Yemen; dialogue remains distant
ADEN (Reuters) – Yemeni fighters loyal to the Saudi-backed President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi clashed with Iranian-allied Houthi fighters on Sunday in Aden, the absent leader’s last major foothold in the country.
Greek reform list yet to take shape as talks with lenders continue
ATHENS/BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece and its international creditors continued talks through the weekend on reforms to unlock loans and Athens sounded an upbeat tone, but the lenders said it could take several more days before a proper list of measures w…
Suicide attack on Afghan MP kills three in Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – An Afghan member of parliament survived a targeted suicide attack in Kabul on Sunday but three people including a child were killed and eight others injured, police and government sources said.
Nigeria vote runs into second day after glitches, killings
ABUJA (Reuters) – Voting in Nigeria’s tensest election since the end of military rule in 1999 spilled into a second day on Sunday after technical glitches hit voter ID machines and Islamist Boko Haram militants killed more than a dozen people in drive-…
French PM says far-right gains show lasting upheaval of politics
PARIS (Reuters) – The French far-right National Front’s gains in local elections on Sunday are a sign of lasting upheaval in the French political landscape, Prime Minister Manuel Valls said.
