Pope sparks row with Turkey by calling Armenian massacre genocide
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis sparked a diplomatic row on Sunday by calling the massacre of up to 1.5 million Armenians 100 years ago “the first genocide of the 20th century,” prompting Turkey to accuse him of inciting hatred.
U.S., allies conduct 13 air strikes in Syria, Iraq: military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S.-led forces targeted Islamic State militants in Syria with three air strikes from Saturday to Sunday morning, and also conducted 10 air strikes in Iraq, the U.S. military said.
Two bomb attacks in Egypt’s Sinai kill 13, wound dozens
ISMAILIA, Egypt (Reuters) – Two separate bomb attacks targeting security forces in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens on Sunday, the latest in a wave of violence in a region hit by an Islamist insurgency.
Monitor says Syrian army bombs Aleppo school
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A group monitoring the Syrian war said at least nine people including five children were killed in a Syrian army air strike that hit a school in a rebel-held area of the country’s second city Aleppo on Sunday, though the army denied …
U.N. calls for safe passage from Damascus refugee camp under Islamic State attack
DAMASCUS (Reuters) – The head of the U.N. agency responsible for Palestinian refugees called from Damascus on Sunday for safe passage for people wishing to leave the Yarmouk camp on the city fringes that Islamic State insurgents are trying to take over…
South African opposition leader Zille to stand down
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – The leader of South Africa’s main opposition party said on Sunday she was standing down, possibly opening the way for a black candidate to broaden the Democratic Alliance’s electoral appeal.
Four killed by wildfires in Russia’s Siberia: TASS
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Four people have been killed by wildfires raging though the grasslands of Russia’s Khakassia republic in southern Siberia, the TASS news agency reported on Sunday.
Two Mali soldiers killed, others injured in landmine explosion
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Two Malian soldiers were killed and others were wounded on Sunday when their vehicle struck a landmine in the center of the West African nation, a defense ministry official said.
Italy picks up 700 boat migrants, says rescue operations ongoing
ROME (Reuters) – Italian ships have picked up almost 700 migrants in seven inflatable boats and further rescue operations are underway as calm seas favored departures from Libya for the Italian coast, the coast guard said on Sunday.
Taste of its own medicine? Austerity overshadows Finland vote
KOTKA, Finland (Reuters) – When Finland’s opposition leader and likely new prime minister Juha Sipila warned Finland could be the next Greece, it was an election campaign quip with a serious side – signaling the risks for a country facing a perfect sto…
