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.
Syrian Kurds attack Islamic State in northeast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish forces advanced towards an Islamic State stronghold in northeastern Syria on Sunday in an offensive backed by U.S.-led air strikes, a Kurdish official and a monitoring group said.
Arrest shows Venezuelan leader panicking: mayor’s wife
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president is panicking over falling popularity and has revealed his authoritarian face by arresting Caracas’s mayor, the opposition politician’s wife said.
Maldives former president arrested ahead of hearing; clashes erupt
MALE (Reuters) – Police in Maldives arrested former president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday after a court said he might flee the country to avoid hearings on terrorism charges, leading to clashes between his supporters and authorities.
Libya’s Zueitina port resumes oil exports, Sarir field pipe tested
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – Libya has resumed oil exports from the eastern port of Zueitina after an almost year-long suspension and is also testing a pipeline to restart exports from Hariga port, officials said on Sunday.
Magnitude 6.2 quake hits off Mexico’s Pacific coast; no tsunami risk
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck off Mexico’s Pacific coast on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but state emergency officials said there were no immediate reports of damage.
Iraqi minister chides U.S. over Mosul assault timing
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraq’s defense minister criticized the United States on Sunday for declaring a timeframe for an offensive to recapture the Islamic State’s northern stronghold of Mosul, saying military commanders should not show their hand to the en…
