Five killed as boulder crushes house in Sierra Leone capital
FREETOWN (Reuters) – Five people, including two children, were killed on Sunday when a boulder dislodged by heavy rains crushed a house in a poor area of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown, witnesses said.
India’s Modi rails against illegal immigrants after Muslim killings
KOLKATA/NARAYANGURI, India (Reuters) – Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi, the prime ministerial front-runner in India’s mammoth general election, on Sunday reiterated his strong stance against illegal immigrants, just days after a wave of sectarian killi…
U.S. pushes Congo on term limits, pledges aid
KINSHASA (Reuters) – The United States urged Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to stick to its constitution that sets terms limits for the president, as speculation grows that Joseph Kabila may seek a third term.
At least 19 killed and 130 injured in Indian train accident: police
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – At least 19 people were killed and more than 130 injured when a passenger train was derailed in western India on Sunday, police said.
Police disperse crowd after Belgium bans French comedian event
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Police used water cannon on Sunday to disperse a crowd after authorities banned a rally in Brussels that a French comedian accused of anti-Semitism was due to address.
Yemeni army in heavy fighting; six soldiers die in suicide blast
ADEN, Yemen (Reuters) – Yemen said at least 37 al Qaeda militants were killed in the southern province of Shabwa on Sunday as the army intensified an offensive to root out foreign and local Islamist fighters holed up in some of the country’s most impen…
Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams expected to be released by police: source
ANTRIM, Northern Ireland (Reuters) – Northern Ireland police are expected to release Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams later on Sunday and send a file to the province’s public prosecutor after four days of questioning, a source familiar with the case told R…
South Africa’s ANC vows to extend rule, rivals promise election ‘shock’
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africa’s ruling ANC predicted it would sweep national elections this week on promises to build more houses, create jobs and eradicate inequality, but opponents warned of a shock for a party they said was arrogant after 20…
Blasts hit buses in Kenyan capital, casualties feared
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Two buses driving on a busy highway in the Kenyan capital Nairobi were struck by explosive devices on Sunday, ripping a huge hole in one of the vehicles.
U.N. chief says Syrian authorities holding up aid access
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The head of the United Nations said on Sunday that “bureaucratic resistance” by Bashar al-Assad’s government was preventing aid getting to millions of Syrians in need due to the three-year-old conflict.
