Iran to hike military spending despite lower oil prices, sanctions
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani will hike military spending by more than a third in the next fiscal year despite presenting a “cautious, tight” budget to parliament on Sunday in response to falling oil prices and punishing sanctions arising from the country’s disputed nuclear program.
Suspected rebels kill at least 12 in northeast Congo village
KINSHASA (Reuters) – Suspected rebels stabbed and hacked to death at least a dozen people in a village in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday, a local government official said, in the latest in a series of attacks on civilians.
Spain’s political newcomer Podemos slips in opinion poll
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s newest political party Podemos lost its lead to the opposition Socialists in a major opinion poll published on Sunday, with the ruling People’s Party (PP) continuing to lag both.
Merkel allies want immigrants to speak German at home
BERLIN (Reuters) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies have caused outrage by suggesting immigrant families that want to remain in the country should be obliged to speak German at home.
Israel’s military opens eight new probes into its Gaza war conduct
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel’s military said it had opened eight new criminal investigations into its Gaza war operations, including cases involving the deaths of 30 Palestinians.
Tests confirm remains of one of 43 abducted Mexican students: source
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Tests have identified the remains of one of 43 trainee teachers abducted 10 weeks ago in southwestern Mexico, a source close to the investigation said on Saturday, apparently confirming a feared massacre the government has blame…
U.S. drone strike in Pakistan kills four, including al Qaeda suspect
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) – A senior member of al Qaeda and three other suspected militants were killed in Pakistan on Sunday when a U.S. drone attacked a house they were in, Pakistani military officials and Taliban said.
Indian woman alleges rape by Uber cab driver in New Delhi
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian police have opened a rape investigation after a woman reported that she was sexually assaulted by the driver of a cab she hired through Uber, the U.S. online taxi service that has launched an aggressive international expans…
EU to seek more Turkish help in Islamic State fight
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union will press Turkey to cooperate more closely in the fight against Islamic State and urge it not to undermine EU sanctions on Russia on a visit this week intended to give new impetus to often fraught EU-Turkish rel…
China denounces Philippine ‘pressure’ over sea dispute arbitration
BEIJING (Reuters) – China denounced the Philippines on Sunday for putting it under pressure with an international arbitration case over disputed waters, and refused again to participate a week ahead of a deadline to respond in the case.
