British government backs east-west England high-speed rail link
LONDON (Reuters) – The British government will back the development of an east-west high speed rail link between cities in northern England, Prime Minister David Cameron said on Sunday.
Pro-Europe parties secure big election win in Ukraine: exit poll
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko hailed a sweeping victory for pro-Europe parties in an election on Sunday, saying the vote showed people backed his plan to end a separatist conflict, his pro-Western course and democratic reforms.
Taiwan eyes homegrown submarines after 13-year wait on U.S. deal
TAIPEI (Reuters) – Taiwan is moving ahead with plans to build its own submarines, with an initial design to be completed by the year-end, after lengthy delays in getting eight vessels under a 2001 U.S. defense deal and as China’s navy expands rapidly.
Tunisians elect new parliament to consolidate young democracy
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisians elected a new parliament on Sunday bringing full democracy within their reach almost four years after an uprising cast out autocrat Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali and inspired the “Arab Spring” revolts.
No direct combat for Iraqi Kurds in Kobani, ISIS loses ground in Iraq
ARBIL/BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Kurdish forces will not engage in ground fighting in the Syrian town of Kobani but provide artillery support for fellow Kurds fending off Islamic State militants there, a Kurdish spokesman said on Sunday.
After victory in key Iraqi town, time for revenge
JURF AL-SAKHAR Iraq (Reuters) – After helping government forces break Islamic State’s grip over a strategic town just south of Baghdad on Saturday, Shi’ite militias decided it was time for payback.
More heavy fighting in Libya’s Benghazi, death toll rises to 130
BENGHAZI Libya (Reuters) – Heavy fighting flared on Sunday between Libya’s army and Islamist militias apparently trying retake one of their largest camps in the eastern city of Benghazi, military officials said.
Ten civilians killed as Yemeni Houthis advance into Qaeda stronghold
SANAA (Reuters) – Shi’ite Muslim Houthi fighters backed by government fire thrust into strongholds of al Qaeda and its Sunni tribal allies in the center of Yemen on Sunday, killing around 10 civilians, local tribesmen said.
Jordan warns settlements may ‘imperil’ treaty with Israel
TEL AVIV Israel (Reuters) – Jordan warned Israel on Sunday their peace treaty would be threatened by continued Jewish settlement building on occupied land sought by the Palestinians and any change to the religious status of a key Muslim shrine in Jerus…
At least 17 killed in suspected Boko Haram attack in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI Nigeria (Reuters) – Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed at least 17 people and abducted dozens in a series of attacks in the central region of Nigeria’s northeast Borno State, the head of a local administration said on Sunday.
