India and Pakistan leaders lower cudgels as floods ravage Kashmir
SRINAGAR/MUZAFFARABAD (Reuters) – The prime ministers of India and Pakistan have offered to help each other in efforts to alleviate flood havoc in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, lowering tension between the rival nations after weeks of army …
Turkey in missile talks with France after China disagreements: Erdogan
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey was in talks with France on the purchase of a long-range missile defense system after disagreements with China, which was originally awarded the tender.
Ceasefire in east Ukraine frays, woman killed by shelling
DONETSK/MARIUPOL Ukraine (Reuters) – A woman died and at least four people were wounded when fighting flared again in eastern Ukraine overnight into Sunday, jeopardizing a ceasefire struck less than two days earlier between Ukrainian government forces …
Somali Islamist rebels pledge allegiance to new leader
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Rebels of the Somali Islamist group al Shabaab have pledged allegiance to their new leader after his predecessor was killed and said their enemies would reap the “bitter fruits” of revenge after Ahmed Godane’s killing, a spokesman…
Gunmen kill senior Pakistani military official from Shi’ite minority
MULTAN Pakistan (Reuters) – Gunmen have killed three people, including a senior military official, at a mosque frequented by minority Shi’ite worshippers in the Pakistani city of Sargodha, police said on Monday.
Saudi jails six for going abroad to fight
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Specialized Criminal Court jailed six people for up to six years for security offences including traveling abroad to fight, adopting militant ideology and “breaking obedience to the ruler”, state media reported late on…
Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli police in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Scores of Palestinians rioted in East Jerusalem on Sunday after hearing that a youth from their neighborhood had died of wounds suffered in a clash with Israeli police last week.
Tests with ships to begin on new Panama Canal locks in mid-2015
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) – Tests with ships will begin in mid-2015 on a new set of locks that are a key component of an expansion of the Panama Canal, the waterway’s chief said on Sunday.
Yemeni riot police force Houthi protesters off airport road
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni riot police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse Shi’ite Muslim Houthi protesters blocking the road between the capital and Yemen’s main airport on Sunday, in an escalation of weeks of protests.
Nicaragua says meteorite probable cause of blast in capital
MANAGUA (Reuters) – A mysterious late-night blast in the Nicaraguan capital of Managua that left a crater 12 meters (40 feet) wide was most likely caused by a meteorite, government scientists said on Sunday.
