Japanese PM Abe’s public support slumps in wake of resignations: Yomiuri poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Public approval of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government slumped after the resignation of two high-profile cabinet ministers last week, according to a poll published on Sunday, adding more pressure on Abe as he struggles to turn arou…
Botswana president’s party secures election victory
GABORONE (Reuters) – Botswana’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) secured 33 of 57 parliament seats in national elections, initial results showed, putting President Ian Khama at the helm for a second five-year term.
Canadians flock to Parliament Hill, site of attack on soldier
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians returned to the reopened grounds of their parliament building on Saturday, three days after a homegrown radical rushed in armed with a rifle after killing a soldier in the second domestic attack in a week on the country’s m…
Tunisians vote for new parliament, hope for full democracy
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians elect a new parliament on Sunday as the prospect of a full democracy finally comes within their reach, four years after they cast out autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali.
Canadians flock to Parliament Hill, site of attack on soldier
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadians returned to the reopened grounds of their parliament building on Saturday, three days after a homegrown radical rushed in armed with a rifle after killing a soldier in the second domestic attack in a week on the country’s m…
Germany’s Merkel deals blow to UK on EU migration reform: Sunday Times
LONDON (Reuters) – German leader Angela Merkel has said she will not back restrictions on the freedom of workers to move around the European Union, potentially derailing plans of British Prime Minister David Cameron, a newspaper reported.
Iraqi security forces and Kurds gain ground against Islamic State
BAGHDAD/ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces and Shi’ite militias seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad from Islamic State on Saturday and Kurdish fighters made gains in the north after heavy coalition air strike…
Iraqi security forces and Kurds gain ground against Islamic State
BAGHDAD/ARBIL Iraq (Reuters) – Iraqi government forces and Shi’ite militias seized control of the strategic town of Jurf al-Sakhar near Baghdad from Islamic State on Saturday and Kurdish fighters made gains in the north after heavy coalition air strike…
Lebanon army fights gunmen in Tripoli, six soldiers killed
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Six Lebanese soldiers were killed as the army clashed with Islamist gunmen in northern Lebanon for a second day on Saturday, using helicopters to fire rockets in the first such air attack since the war in neighboring Syria began.
On eve of poll, Ukraine leader seeks support for pro-Europe course
KIEV (Reuters) – President Petro Poroshenko called on Ukrainians on Saturday to elect a majority on Sunday that would see through a pro-Europe, reform agenda and break with the Soviet past.
