Leftist Rousseff narrowly wins second term in Brazil
SAO PAULO/BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s leftist President Dilma Rousseff narrowly won re-election on Sunday after convincing voters that her party’s strong record of reducing poverty over the last 12 years was more important than a recent economic slum…
Britain ends combat role in Afghanistan, last U.S. Marines hand over base
CAMP LEATHERNECK Afghanistan (Reuters) – British troops ended their combat operations in Afghanistan on Sunday as they and U.S. Marines handed over two huge adjacent bases to the Afghan military, 13 years after a U.S.-led invasion launched the long and…
In wake of Canada attacks, Toronto police drill for disaster
TORONTO (Reuters) – About 100 police, firefighters and other emergency workers held a disaster-response drill in downtown Toronto’s deserted financial district on Sunday following a week that saw two soldiers killed on Canadian soil.
Uruguay’s presidential election headed for runoff – exit polls
MONTEVIDEO (Reuters) – Exit polls showed Uruguay’s ruling leftist coalition candidate Tabare Vazquez with a strong lead in the country’s presidential election on Sunday but falling short of a 50 percent majority required to win outright in the first ro…
British government backs east-west England high-speed rail link
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will back the development of an east-west high speed rail link between cities in northern England, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday.
Pro-Europe parties secure big election win in Ukraine: exit poll
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hailed a sweeping victory for pro-Europe parties in an election on Sunday, saying the vote showed people backed his plan to end a separatist conflict, his pro-Western course and democratic reforms.
Taiwan eyes homegrown submarines after 13-year wait on U.S. deal
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is moving ahead with plans to build its own submarines, with an initial design to be completed by the year-end, after lengthy delays in getting eight vessels under a 2001 U.S. defense deal and as China’s navy expands rapidly.
Tunisians elect new parliament to consolidate young democracy
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians elected a new parliament on Sunday bringing full democracy within their reach almost four years after an uprising cast out autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts.
No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobani, ISIS loses ground in Iraq
ARBIL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish forces will not engage in ground fighting in the Syrian town of Kobani but provide artillery support for fellow Kurds fending off Islamic State militants there, a Kurdish spokesman said on Sunday.
After victory in key Iraqi town, time for revenge
JURF AL-SAKHAR Iraq (Reuters) – After helping government forces break Islamic State’s grip over a strategic town just south of Baghdad on Saturday, Shi’ite militias decided it was time for payback.
