South African gold miners rescued after a fire at Harmony Gold
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s Harmony Gold said on Sunday all 486 miners who were trapped underground following a fire had been rescued.
France’s National Front seen leading local elections: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – France’s far-right National Front party is still expected to lead first-round voting in departmental elections next month, despite a recent recovery in Socialist President Francois Hollande’s ratings, an Ifop poll for Le Figaro newspa…
Landslide kills four at Bosnian lignite mine
TUZLA, Bosnia (Reuters) – Rescuers recovered bodies of four men believed to be illegal miners 18 hours after a landslide at an opencast lignite coal mine at Dubrave in northeast Bosnia, police and officials said on Sunday.
Bangladesh ferry capsizes after collision, at least 39 dead
DHAKA (Reuters) – At least 39 people died in Bangladesh on Sunday when a passenger ferry capsized after colliding with a trawler on the river Padma with more than 100 people aboard, police said.
Israel’s Jerusalem mayor wrestles Palestinian attacker in street
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s mayor of Jerusalem and his security guard wrestled a Palestinian attacker to the ground near city hall on Sunday after an ultra-Orthodox Jew was stabbed with a knife at a busy intersection.
Sisi tries to reassure Egyptians despite host of challenges
CAIRO (Reuters) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi sought to reassure Egyptians on Sunday that he is in control and steering the country on the right path in the face of Islamist militancy in neighboring Libya and the Sinai and economic challenges.
France to press for U.N. support for Africa force to fight Boko Haram
NIAMEY (Reuters) – France will support a bid by the African Union to win the backing of the U.N. Security Council for its five-nation force fighting Islamist militant group Boko Haram, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday.
Syrian Kurds attack Islamic State in northeast
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syrian Kurdish forces advanced towards an Islamic State stronghold in northeastern Syria on Sunday in an offensive backed by U.S.-led air strikes, a Kurdish official and a monitoring group said.
Arrest shows Venezuelan leader panicking: mayor’s wife
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela’s president is panicking over falling popularity and has revealed his authoritarian face by arresting Caracas’s mayor, the opposition politician’s wife said.
Maldives former president arrested ahead of hearing; clashes erupt
MALE (Reuters) – Police in Maldives arrested former president Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday after a court said he might flee the country to avoid hearings on terrorism charges, leading to clashes between his supporters and authorities.
