Crimean Tatars commemorate Soviet deportation despite ban
SIMFEROPOL, Crimea (Reuters) – Defying a ban by their new Russian-backed rulers, thousands of Crimean Tatars gathered at a mosque on Sunday to commemorate the day 70 years ago the mass deportation of their families began under the orders of Soviet lead…
Egypt court jails more than 160 Brotherhood supporters
CAIRO (Reuters) – An Egyptian court jailed more than 160 Muslim Brotherhood supporters to up to 15 years in prison on Sunday, pressing a crackdown on the Islamist group before a presidential election former army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is expected t…
Exit polls show Greece’s far-left Syriza leading in local vote
ATHENS (Reuters) – Exit polls showed Greece’s radical leftist Syriza party ahead in local elections in Athens and the wider Attica region on Sunday, in a surprisingly strong performance that represents a setback for the country’s fragile ruling coaliti…
Guinea-Bissau votes in post-coup presidential run-off
BISSAU (Reuters) – Guinea-Bissau’s presidential frontrunner sought to dispel fears of potential meddling by the chronically unstable nation’s army as voters cast their ballots on Sunday in a high-stakes run-off election meant to draw a line under a 201…
Sudan arrests opposition leader al-Mahdi, could face death penalty
(This May 17 story is refiled to show Mariam is al-Madhi’s daughter, not granddaughter, in paragraph 4)
Exit polls show strong showing by Greece’s Syriza in Athens race
ATHENS (Reuters) – Exit polls showed Greece’s radical leftist Syriza party ahead in local elections in Athens and the wider Attica region on Sunday, in a surprisingly strong performance that represents a setback for the country’s fragile ruling coaliti…
Mexican opposition holds leadership vote that may impact reforms
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico’s biggest opposition party on Sunday holds a leadership election whose outcome could shape how quickly President Enrique Pena Nieto can pass pending legislation to open up the oil industry and increase competition in tele…
Syria air defense head killed, rebels take northern town
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Syria’s air defense chief was killed during an offensive by President Bashar al-Assad’s forces against rebels east of Damascus, Islamist rebels and a monitoring group said.
Mali ‘at war’ after Tuareg separatists abduct 30 civil servants: PM
KIDAL, Mali (Reuters) – Mali’s prime minister said his country was at war with Tuareg separatists after the rebels attacked a northern town he was visiting, killing eight soldiers and abducting around 30 civil servants.
Italy’s Renzi faces Grillo challenge ahead of EU election
ROME (Reuters) – Next week’s European parliamentary elections have turned into a showdown between Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi and the anti-establishment movement of comic Beppe Grillo that could decide the future of the government.
