No outright winner in Croatia’s presidential vote, runoff on January 11
ZAGREB (Reuters) – Croatia’s presidential election on Sunday produced no outright winner, leaving incumbent Ivo Josipovic, who narrowly led the first round, facing a runoff vote against an opposition challenger on Jan. 11.
Bahrain detains the head of the main al-Wefaq opposition group
MANAMA (Reuters) – Bahraini authorities on Sunday detained the head of the main Shi’ite Muslim opposition group after he was summoned for questioning over unspecified violations.
Ukraine’s parliament approves austerity laws needed for draft budget
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament backed on Sunday the final reading of laws that will simplify tax legislation and impose additional duties on imports, improving the chances a 2015 budget will be approved soon as required by the country’s Western …
Boko Haram militants stage attacks in northern Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – Some 1,000 suspected Boko Haram fighters from Nigeria attacked five towns in northern Cameroon over the weekend and briefly occupied a military camp on Sunday before being removed by the air force, an army spokesman said.
U.S.-led mission in Afghanistan ends combat role; thousands of foreign troops remain
KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S.-led coalition in Afghanistan formally ended its combat mission on Sunday, more than 13 years after an international alliance ousted the Taliban government for sheltering the planners of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on American …
Crude bomb blast kills woman in India’s high-tech capital
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – A crude bomb exploded outside a busy restaurant in India’s high-tech capital of Bengaluru on Sunday, killing a woman and wounding a man, police said.
Six feared dead after merchant ships collide off Italy
ROME (Reuters) – Two people drowned and four were missing at sea and feared dead after two merchant ships collided in rough seas off the Italian coast on Sunday, Italian officials said.
Ex-minister blames Merkel for rise of anti-immigrant groups
BERLIN (Reuters) – A former cabinet minister and member of Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc blamed Germany’s chancellor on Sunday for steering a course that has strengthened the eurosceptic AfD party and a new anti-immigrant grass-roots movement.
Iranian general killed by sniper bullet in embattled Iraqi city
DUBAI (Reuters) – A sniper killed an Iranian Revolutionary Guards commander who was training Iraqi troops and Shi’ite militia fighting Islamic State (IS) militants in the Iraqi city of Samarra, official Iranian media reported on Sunday.
Islamic State executed nearly 2,000 people in six months: monitor
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The Islamic State militant group has killed 1,878 people in Syria during the past six months, the majority of them civilians, a British-based Syrian monitoring organization said on Sunday.
