Syrian army recaptures territory north of Aleppo in fierce fighting
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s army seized an area north of Aleppo on Sunday and killed insurgents as fierce battles raged over the strategic territory, a group monitoring the war and state media reported.
Liberia reschedules senate vote for December 20 despite Ebola
MONROVIA (Reuters) – Liberia will hold delayed senatorial elections on Dec. 20, the National Election Commission said on Sunday, a day after the Supreme Court ruled the vote should go ahead despite the Ebola outbreak in the West African country.
Turkish police raid media close to cleric rival Gulen, detain 24
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police raided media outlets close to a U.S.-based Muslim cleric on Sunday and detained 24 people including top executives and ex-police chiefs in operations against what President Tayyip Erdogan calls a terrorist network co…
Libyan rivals clash over eastern oil ports and Tunisia crossing
BENGHAZI/TRIPOLI, Libya (Reuters) – Armed factions allied to Libya’s two rival governments fought over eastern oil ports and the main border crossing to Tunisia on Sunday, forcing closure of the two biggest oil export terminals, officials said.
Merkel in dilemma as German anti-Islam marches gain support
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel faces challenges from allies and rivals to confront a rising tide of anti-immigrant sentiment driving increasingly popular anti-Islam marches in the city of Dresden every Monday.
American in North Korea denounces U.S., seeks Venezuela asylum: media
SEOUL (Reuters) – A U.S. citizen who illegally entered North Korea delivered a lengthy denunciation of U.S. domestic and foreign policy on Sunday and said he was seeking political asylum in Venezuela, the North’s official media said.
Romanian technocrat ministers lose posts in reshuffle
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania’s finance and energy ministers lost their posts in a reshuffle on Sunday, expected to strengthen the governing center coalition’s hold on power by giving it another political ally in the cabinet.
Commercial aviation’s tragic centenary year highlights new threats
GENEVA (Reuters) – Airlines need co-operation from governments to address security threats raised by aviation disasters this year, but would like to see a quicker relaxation of economic controls, Tony Tyler, head of the International Air Transport Asso…
Italian PM Renzi calls on factious party to unite for reforms
ROME (Reuters) – Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi called on his ruling party on Sunday to unite behind measures he has pledged to breathe life into the euro zone’s third-biggest economy after years in or near recession.
Abe’s coalition secures big Japan election win with record low turnout
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s coalition cruised to a big election win on Sunday, ensuring he will stick to reflationary economic policies and a muscular security stance, but record low turnout pointed to broad dissatisfaction w…
