Putin says Russia not isolated over Ukraine, blames West for frosty ties
MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin blamed the West for worsening relations with Russia since the Ukraine crisis and said Moscow would not allow itself to become internationally isolated behind another ‘Iron Curtain’.
Egypt could send troops to a Palestinian state to help out: paper
MILAN (Reuters) – Egypt would be ready to lend a hand in securing a future Palestinian state by sending in troops that could help out local police and offer Israel security guarantees, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said in a newspaper intervi…
Over 25 killed in attack on Nigerian fishing community
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – More than 25 people, mostly fishermen, have been shot dead in a remote community in Nigeria’s northeastern Borno state, the heartland of Islamist group Boko Haram, police and witnesses said on Sunday.
Irish police given names of suspected IRA sex abusers: newspaper
DUBLIN (Reuters) – A senior member of the Irish Republican Army has passed on to Irish police the names of six former members suspected of committing sex abuse, the Sunday Times newspaper said.
Journalists remember 32 colleagues slain in the Philippines
MANILA (Reuters) – Dozens of foreign and local journalists lit candles on Sunday to remember the 2009 murder of 32 journalists in the southern Philippines, the biggest recorded killing of media workers in history.
Iran says nuclear deal ‘impossible’ by November 24 deadline: ISNA
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iran says it will not be possible by a November 24 deadline to reach a comprehensive deal with world powers aimed at resolving the stand-off over Tehran’s nuclear ambitions, the Iranian Students News Agency ISNA reported on Sunday.
Moldova, eyeing Ukraine, divided on Europe integration as election nears
CHISINAU (Reuters) – An election in ex-Soviet Moldova next weekend will decide how closely it sticks to its path of European integration in defiance of Russia, as neighboring Ukraine struggles to handle a war triggered by following a similar pro-Europe…
Islamic State has lured 550 Germans into fighting: spy agency
BERLIN (Reuters) – The number of Germans fighting alongside Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq has increased sharply to 550 and around 180 have returned, the head of Germany’s domestic intelligence said in a newspaper interview published on Sund…
Italy regional votes to test public mood on Renzi
ROME (Reuters) – Italians voted on Sunday in regional ballots which will test whether the country, tired of economic stagnation and austerity, is also wearying of Matteo Renzi’s nine-month old coalition government.
Zimbabwe’s Mugabe tightens grip on party, to choose successor
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s president Robert Mugabe has changed the constitution of his ruling ZANU-PF party to allow him to directly appoint his deputies, giving the 90-year-old sole power to anoint his successor, party sources said on Sunday.
