Hong Kong ‘radicals’ up ante in democracy push against China
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Nearly three months after police cleared away the last of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy street protests, lingering anger is stoking a new front of radical activism that has turned shopping malls and university campuses into a fresh ba…
Turkish military enters Syria to evacuate soldiers, relocate tomb
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish forces swept into Syria overnight to rescue about 40 soldiers who had been surrounded for months by Islamic State militants while guarding the tomb of a revered Turkish figure.
Yemen’s Hadi seeks to resume duties as president
ADEN(Reuters), – Yemen’s president sought to resume his duties as head of state on Sunday, holding his first public engagement with state officials since he fled house arrest in Sanaa by the Houthi group that dominates the northern half of the country….
South African gold miners rescued after a fire at Harmony Gold
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Harmony Gold said on Sunday all 486 miners who were trapped underground following a fire had been rescued.
France’s National Front seen leading local elections: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front party is still expected to lead first-round voting in departmental elections next month, despite a recent recovery in Socialist President Francois Hollande’s ratings, an Ifop poll for Le Figaro newspa…
Landslide kills four at Bosnian lignite mine
TUZLA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Rescuers recovered bodies of four men believed to be illegal miners 18 hours after a landslide at an opencast lignite coal mine at Dubrave in northeast Bosnia, police and officials said on Sunday.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes after collision, at least 39 dead
DHAKA (Reuters) – At least 39 people died in Bangladesh on Sunday when a passenger ferry capsized after colliding with a trawler on the river Padma with more than 100 people aboard, police said.
Israel’s Jerusalem mayor wrestles Palestinian attacker in street
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s mayor of Jerusalem and his security guard wrestled a Palestinian attacker to the ground near city hall on Sunday after an ultra-Orthodox Jew was stabbed with a knife at a busy intersection.
Sisi tries to reassure Egyptians despite host of challenges
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sought to reassure Egyptians on Sunday that he is in control and steering the country on the right path in the face of Islamist militancy in neighboring Libya and the Sinai and economic challenges.
France to press for U.N. support for Africa force to fight Boko Haram
NIAMEY (Reuters) – France will support a bid by the African Union to win the backing of the U.N. Security Council for its five-nation force fighting Islamist militant group Boko Haram, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday.
