Somalia removes security chief, warns of al Shabaab retaliation
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Somalia replaced its national security director on Sunday and put its army on alert for retaliation after the Islamist militant group al Shabaab confirmed its leader had been killed in a U.S. air strike.
U.S. moves to reassure Georgia as Ukraine crisis stokes unease
TBILISI (Reuters) – U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel vowed to help further strengthen Georgia’s military during a rare visit on Sunday to the former Soviet republic, which has watched Ukraine’s crisis with alarm after fighting its own brief war with …
Germany’s divisive road toll plan could make a loss: magazine
BERLIN (Reuters) – A plan to introduce toll roads in Germany aimed mainly at foreigners, which has already divided the ruling coalition, is flawed and even loss-making, according to internal government documents published in Der Spiegel magazine on Sun…
NATO’s new missions won’t solve Ukraine, Iraq crises
NEWPORT Wales (Reuters) – NATO leaders emerged from a summit in Wales with a plan to protect eastern members from a resurgent Russia, a pledge to reverse the decline in their defense spending, and an embryonic Western coalition to combat Islamic milita…
Most Catalans don’t want independence vote to go ahead if found illegal: polls
MADRID (Reuters) – A majority of Catalans believe a planned independence vote in November should not go ahead if, as expected, the referendum is declared illegal, two polls showed on Sunday, as the Spanish region prepares for a stand-off with Madrid.
India’s Modi visits Kashmir after floods kill 175
SRINAGAR India (Reuters) – The death toll from serious flooding in Indian-administered Kashmir climbed to 175 on Sunday, with homes, military bases and hospitals inundated in the region’s main city Srinagar as the Jhelum river overflowed its banks.
Afghan court sentences seven men to death for gang rape in case that shook capital
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghanistan handed the death penalty to seven men on Sunday for raping and robbing a group of women returning from a wedding in a rare case of sexual assault that has shaken the capital and raised concerns over public security at a ti…
Supporters of Scottish independence take narrow poll lead for first time
LONDON (Reuters) – Supporters of Scottish independence from Britain have taken their first opinion poll lead since the referendum campaign began, indicating a real possibility that they might win, according to a YouGov survey for the Sunday Times newsp…
After Syria and Iraq, Islamic State makes inroads in South Asia
PESHAWAR/DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) – Islamic State pamphlets and flags have appeared in parts of Pakistan and India, alongside signs that the ultra-radical group is inspiring militants even in the strongholds of the Taliban and al Qaeda.
Egypt orders arrest of men over ‘gay marriage’ video
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egyptian authorities have ordered the arrest of nine men who appeared in a video purporting to show the country’s first gay marriage, accusing them of inciting debauchery and undermining public morals.
