France’s far-right grabs first ever Senate seats
PARIS (Reuters) – The far-right National Front won its first ever seats in France’s upper house of parliament on Sunday, as President Francois Hollande’s Socialist party lost its Senate majority.
Rwanda court’s forgotten men pose challenge to international justice
THE HAGUE/DAR ES SALAAM (Reuters) – Justin Mugenzi was legally cleared of any role in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide. But an oversight in the international justice system means he remains a virtual prisoner in a United Nations safe house in the eastern African…
Pakistani opposition keeps up pressure on prime minister to resign
LAHORE Pakistan (Reuters) – Pakistani opposition leader Imran Khan on Sunday took the campaign to unseat Nawaz Sharif to the prime minister’s home base of Lahore, where tens of thousands of people roared their support for change.
Brazil’s evangelicals gain clout, close to electing first president
BRASILIA (Reuters) – Brazil’s increasingly powerful evangelical Christians are tantalizingly close to electing one of their own as president next month in what would be a historic shift for the world’s largest Catholic nation.
Al Qaeda figure killed by U.S. strike in Syria: monitoring group
DUBAI (Reuters) – A jihadist Twitter account said the leader of the al Qaeda-linked Khorasan group was killed in a U.S. air strike in Syria, SITE monitoring service said on Sunday after several days of uncertainty over whether he survived the raid.
At least eight killed in earthquake in southern Peru
LIMA (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake that hit rural southern Peru over the weekend, emergency authorities said on Sunday as the search for victims continued.
Yemenis demonstrate to press Houthi rebels to quit Sanaa
SANAA (Reuters) – Hundreds of Yemenis demonstrated in Sanaa on Sunday demanding that Houthi rebels who had seized control of the capital last week leave, a day after the Shi’ite Muslim fighters attacked the home of the intelligence chief.
Italy PM Renzi attacks establishment resistance, vows to press on
ROME (Reuters) – Facing rumors that he could face pressure to quit, Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi hit back on Sunday against criticism from business leaders and dared his opponents to challenge him in parliament.
Ukraine leader clings to European goal despite Putin
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has secured a temporary peace in the troubled east which he says gives him a chance to move Ukraine towards its dream of a place in Europe – but Russia’s Vladimir Putin still holds cards that could …
British PM ‘kicking himself’ after saying Queen purred at Scotland vote
BIRMINGHAM England (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday apologized for revealing details of Queen Elizabeth’s relief that Scotland had voted to keep the United Kingdom intact, saying he was kicking himself very hard for the breach…
