Kurds push to drive militants from Mosul Dam with U.S. air support
DOHUK Iraq (Reuters) – Kurdish fighters pushed to retake Iraq’s largest dam on Sunday in an attempt to reverse gains by Islamic State insurgents who have overrun much of the country’s north, officials said.
Grave of Ukrainian nationalist Stepan Bandera vandalized in Germany
MUNICH (Reuters) – The grave of Stepan Bandera, a leader of Ukrainian fighters who fought both Nazi and Soviet forces during World War Two and after, was vandalized in a German cemetery overnight, police said on Sunday.
UK report into Muslim Brotherhood delayed: Financial Times
(Reuters) – A British government report on Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood has been delayed as ministers and officials disagree over its findings, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing official sources.
No response to calls for ceasefire in Libyan capital
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libyan factions traded gunfire and shells in various parts of Tripoli on Sunday, ignoring international appeals for a ceasefire to end more than a month of fighting.
Pakistan opposition leader calls for tax boycott in anti-government protest
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Leading opposition politician Imran Khan urged Pakistanis on Sunday not to pay taxes or utility bills as a protest against the government and vowed to force the country’s “corrupt” prime minister to step down this week.
Senior Merkel ally calls for common European arms export rules
BERLIN (Reuters) – One of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s main allies in parliament has called for Europe to adopt common arms export regulations, saying there would be an increasing number of European defense companies in future.
Brazil mourns presidential candidate killed in plane crash
RECIFE Brazil (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of Brazilians gathered on Sunday in the northeastern city of Recife to bid farewell to presidential candidate Eduardo Campos, killed in a plane crash four days ago, as debate swirled about the impact of his d…
Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes off Mauritius
(Reuters) – A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck in the Indian Ocean on Sunday, around 536 km (333 miles) east of Ile Rodrigues in Mauritius, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Kurdish militants train hundreds of Yazidis to fight Islamic State
SERIMLI MILITARY BASE Syria (Reuters) – Kurdish militants have trained hundreds of Yazidi volunteers at several camps inside Syria to fight Islamic State forces in Iraq, a member of the armed Kurdish YPG and a Reuters photographer who visited a trainin…
French prime minister slaps down call for change of course
PARIS (Reuters) – French Prime Minister Manuel Valls on Sunday slapped down rebels of his ruling Socialist party, branding their calls to support the low paid instead of reducing tax for business irresponsible and saying a change of course was out of t…
