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.
Egypt lists top Brotherhood leader, 17 others as terrorists: state media
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s public prosecutor has listed the Muslim Brotherhood’s leader and 17 other top members of the group as terrorists, state media said on Sunday, part of a sustained crackdown by the authorities on Islamists.
Sarkozy leads French local election, far-right makes voting gains: exit poll
PARIS (Reuters) – Ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy’s conservative UMP party and its allies led in the second and final round of French local elections on Sunday, a BFMTV exit poll by pollsters CSA showed.
Pakistan evacuates hundreds during pause in Yemen strikes: Saudi official
PESHAWAR (Reuters) – Pakistan evacuated about 500 of its nationals by plane from Yemen on Sunday during a brief pause in air strikes by a Saudi-led military coalition against Shi’ite Muslim Houthi forces, a Saudi military spokesman said.
Enemy fire, booby-traps delay Iraqi forces’ advance in Tikrit
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi security forces battled Islamic State militants in central Tikrit on Sunday as the United States and its allies provided aerial support and local officials warned that the battle to retake the Sunni Muslim city would not be qu…
Turkey detains five Dutch people seeking to enter Syria
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish security forces have detained five Dutch citizens who were trying to cross the border illegally from Turkey into Syria, the Turkish military said in a statement on Sunday.
