Provincial mayor inflicts shock defeat in Romania presidential vote
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Provincial mayor Klaus Iohannis defied expectations to win Romania’s presidential election on Sunday, inflicting a shock defeat on Prime Minister Victor Ponta that was cheered by thousands of anti-government protesters on the stre…
Putin says he’s convinced solution to Ukraine crisis possible
BERLIN (Reuters) – Russia President Vladimir Putin said in a German television interview on Sunday that he is convinced it should be possible to find a way to resolve the crisis in Ukraine but added he was concerned about the threat of ethnic cleansing…
U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other U.S. citizens “on your streets.”
Romania’s Ponta concedes defeat in presidential race
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Prime Minister Victor Ponta conceded shock defeat in Romania’s presidential race on Sunday after exit polls showed center-right candidate Klaus Iohannis had staged a surprising comeback against the frontrunner.
Main Mexico leftist party on verge of dissolution, leader says
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The elder statesman of Mexico’s main leftist party said on Sunday the group was on the verge of falling apart after a series of mistakes and the disappearance of 43 students in a state it runs in the southwest of the country.
Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain end rift with Qatar, return ambassadors
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain agreed on Sunday to return their ambassadors to Qatar, signaling an end to an eight-month rift over Doha’s support for Islamist groups.
Suicide attack in Nigerian market kills at least 12: witnesses
ABUJA (Reuters) – A female suicide bomber blew herself up on Sunday, killing at least a dozen people in a cellphone market in Azare, a town in Nigeria’s Bauchi State where a similar attack at a bank last week killed seven, witnesses said.
Burkina Faso authorities to decide on transitional president
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Authorities in Burkina Faso met on Sunday to name an interim president to lead the country back to civilian rule after former head of state Blaise Compaore was toppled by protests last month and replaced by a military ruler.
Egypt to try five students in military court on riot charges
CAIRO (Reuters) – Five Egyptian students were transferred to a military court on Sunday on charges of rioting at a university, a judicial source said, weeks after a law was passed allowing military trials of civilians for damaging state property.
Heavy shelling rocks rebel-held Donetsk in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fr…
