Ghani named Afghan president-elect after deal to end election dispute
KABUL (Reuters) – Former finance minister Ashraf Ghani was named Afghanistan’s president-elect on Sunday after he signed a deal to share power with his opponent, ending months of turmoil over a disputed election that destabilised the country as most fo…
Islamic State closes in on Syrian town, refugees flood into Turkey
SURUC Turkey/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Islamic State militants tightened their noose on a northern Syrian border town on Sunday as the United Nations said the number of Syrian Kurds fleeing into neighbouring Turkey may have topped 100,000 and was likely to go…
Kerry, Iran counterpart discuss nuclear talks, Islamic State
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met his Iranian counterpart for more than an hour on Sunday and stressed the need to make progress in nuclear negotiations this week on the sidelines of U.N. meetings.
World leaders to gather at U.N. in shadow of Islamic State, Ebola crises
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – World leaders gather in New York this week to tackle a host of crises: the violence Islamic State militants are wreaking in Iraq and Syria, the exponential spread of the deadly Ebola virus in Africa and deadlocked negotiation…
UK’s Cameron shifts tack on constitutional shake-up to mollify Scots
MANCHESTER England (Reuters) – Scotland will get more autonomy with no “ifs or buts”, Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said on Sunday, after Scottish leader Alex Salmond accused him and other politicians of tricking Scots out of independence.
Houthi rebels sign deal with Yemen parties to form new government
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Shi’ite Muslim rebels signed an agreement with other political parties on Sunday to form a more inclusive government after rebels advanced on major state institutions in the capital Sanaa, largely unopposed by troops and secur…
Yemeni parties and Houthi rebels sign deal to end fighting, form new government
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemen’s Shi’ite Muslim rebels on Sunday signed an agreement with other political parties to form a more inclusive government and end days of fighting on the streets of the capital.
Forty migrants missing after raft sinks near Libya: Italy coast guard
ROME (Reuters) – Forty migrants were missing after the raft that carried them sank around 30 miles (48.28 kilometers)from eastern Libya, an Italian coast guard official said on Sunday.
Afghan election body names ex-finance minister Ghani president-elect
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan’s election commission declared former finance minister Ashraf Ghani as the war-ravaged country’s president-elect on Sunday after an acrimonious dispute over fraud, but did not give the final vote tally after a U.N.-monitor…
Bomb kills three policemen, including witness against Mursi
CAIRO (Reuters) – A bomb blast beside Egypt’s foreign ministry killed three policemen on Sunday, including a key witness in a trial of deposed Islamist President Mohamed Mursi.
