Part of British parliament evacuated due to suspicious package: police
LONDON (Reuters) – The part of the British parliament housing the offices of many lawmakers was briefly evacuated on Monday due to a suspicious package before staff were allowed to re-enter the building.
Heavy shelling rocks rebel-held Donetsk in east Ukraine
DONETSK Ukraine (Reuters) – Fresh volleys of artillery fire were heard across many parts of the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Sunday, a Ukrainian government statement said, after Kiev warned again of rebel preparations for a fr…
Poland’s main opposition party leads in regional elections: exit poll
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland’s largest opposition party Law and Justice (PiS) has taken the lead in regional elections held on Sunday, an exit poll showed, their first victory over the ruling Civic Platform (PO) party in a nationwide vote in nine years.
Zimbabwe’s vice-president hits back at criticism in state-owned media
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s vice president Joice Mujuru hit back at charges of plotting to challenge President Robert Mugabe and said calls for her to resign were unconstitutional, her first public response to weeks of attacks by state-owned media.
Islamist group rejects UAE terrorism designation
DUBAI (Reuters) – A group of Islamist scholars led by an influential Qatar-based cleric expressed “astonishment” on Monday that their organization had being designated a terrorist group by the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
U.S. hostage Peter Kassig is killed by Islamic State
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants have beheaded another American hostage, Peter Kassig, issuing a video claiming the killing on Sunday and warning the United States they would kill other U.S. citizens “on your streets.”
Russia orders out Polish diplomats in tit-for-tat expulsions
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia said on Monday several of its diplomats had been expelled from Poland and that a number of Polish diplomats had left Russia after Moscow took “adequate” measures in return.
Support for Hong Kong street protests wanes ahead of expected clearance: poll
HONG KONG (Reuters) – More than two-thirds of Hong Kong people think pro-democracy demonstrators who have occupied key parts of the Chinese-controlled city for seven weeks should end their street protests, a Chinese University of Hong Kong survey sugge…
Hagel says U.S. military accelerating mission to train Iraqi troops
FORT IRWIN Calif. (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said on Sunday the Pentagon will accelerate its mission to train Iraqi forces to combat Islamic State militants, using troops already in Iraq to start the effort while funding is sought f…
Burkina Faso names former foreign minister Kafando transitional president
OUAGADOUGOU (Reuters) – Authorities in Burkina Faso named former foreign minister Michel Kafando as transitional president on Monday in a key step towards returning the West African country to democracy in the wake of a brief military takeover.
