Suicide bomber kills 45 at volleyball match in Afghanistan
GARDEZ, Afghanistan (Reuters) – A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest in a crowd of spectators at a volleyball match in Afghanistan on Sunday, killing 45 people, a provincial official said, as foreign troops withdraw from the country after more…
No easy ‘plan B’ for Iran if nuclear talks with major powers collapse
VIENNA (Reuters) – Iranian officials say they can turn to Beijing and Moscow if talks in Vienna fail to end Western sanctions, but with oil prices falling, China’s economy slowing and Russia in its own sanctions-induced slump, Tehran’s “plan B” hardly …
Iranian-British woman jailed over sport protest released on bail
LONDON (Reuters) – Ghoncheh Ghavami, an Iranian-British woman jailed in Tehran earlier this month for taking part in a protest against a ban on women attending some men’s sporting events, has been released on bail, Britain’s Foreign’s Office said on Su…
Police in Tobago investigate murder of German couple on beach
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) – Police are investigating the murder of an elderly German couple found hacked to death on a beach near their home in the southern Caribbean island of Tobago on Saturday.
U.S. troops to remain in Baltics, Poland next year
VILNIUS (Reuters) – The United States will keep troops in Poland and the Baltic states for at least the next year as tensions with Russia remain, the commander of U.S. land forces in Europe said on Sunday.
Tunisia’s Essebsi’s party says he’s ahead in presidential vote count
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essebsi’s campaign manager told reporters he was ahead in Sunday’s election by at least 10 points, according to his own party’s initial results.
Israeli forces kill Palestinian along Gazan border: Palestinian ministry
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian in the Gaza Strip near the border with Israel on Sunday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, the first such fatality since a 50-day war ended in August.
Thai king meets PM, ministers easing health concerns
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej met the country’s prime minister and two other ministers on Sunday, helping to ease concern over his health after he was admitted to hospital last month.
Dutch complete recovery of MH17 wreckage: government
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – A week long operation to clear the wreckage from the crash site of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Ukraine has been completed, the Dutch government said on Sunday.
Fighters from Syrian al Qaeda wing close in on Shi’ite village
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Members of al Qaeda’s Nusra Front and other Sunni Islamists seized an area south of a Shi’ite Muslim village in north Syria on Sunday after clashes with pro-government fighters, opposition activists said.
