Euro working group to meet Wednesday, deal still sought: Greek official
ATHENS (Reuters) – Euro zone deputy finance ministers will meet midweek ahead of a Eurogroup finance ministers’ gathering two days later, a Greek government official told Reuters, as Athens and its creditors continue to seek a deal on reforms to unlock…
Egypt court seeks death sentence for 11 in soccer stadium case: TV
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Sunday took a step towards imposing the death penalty on 11 men for involvement in deadly soccer stadium violence in 2012, in a court session shown on television.
Somalia’s al Shabaab fighters attack African Union troops: witnesses
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Islamist al Shabaab militants attacked an African Union peacekeepers’ convoy on Sunday in southern Somalia, wounding at least three people and burning two vehicles, a Somali army officer said.
More than 90,000 people flee violence in Iraq’s Anbar province – UN
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – More than 90,000 people have fled their homes in Iraq’s western province of Anbar where Islamic State militants have been gaining ground over the past week, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Finns vote, likely to pick opposition to revive economy
HELSINKI (Reuters) – Voters are tipped to oust Finland’s pro-European and pro-NATO prime minister in Sunday’s election and put in power an opposition coalition that may include Eurosceptic nationalists, hoping it will revive the sagging economy.
UN investigation finds corruption in Afghan police oversight division
KABUL (Reuters) – A United Nations sponsored report has found that Afghanistan government officials who headed oversight of the police suppressed complaints of corruption against the force and has recommended their dismissal, according to a copy of the document seen by Reuters. 
Greece wants EU/IMF deal but impasse could bring referendum: deputy PM
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece aims for a deal with its creditors over a reforms package but will not retreat from its red lines, the country’s deputy prime minister told the Sunday newspaper To Vima, not ruling out a referendum or early polls if talks reac…
Nine gang members killed in army operation in El Salvador
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – At least nine members of the gang Barrio 18 were killed in El Salvador on Saturday in a confrontation with the army, which has taken on a larger role in fighting violence in the poor Central American nation.
South Korea police clash with protesters over ferry disaster
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean police clashed with thousands of protesters, blocking their way to the presidential palace, where they hoped to demand a more vigorous government response to a ferry disaster that claimed more than 300 lives a year ago.
Car bomb kills three outside U.S. consulate in Iraq’s Kurdish capital
ERBIL (Reuters) – A car bombing claimed by the Islamic State killed three people on Friday outside the U.S. consulate in Erbil, in a relatively rare attack in the capital of Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
