Top Palestinian cleric says Israel threw stun grenades into al Aqsa; Israel denies
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The most senior Islamic cleric in Jerusalem said on Sunday Israeli police hurled stun grenades into al-Aqsa mosque, Islam’s third holiest site, to quell the latest in a string of Palestinian protests at the politically sensitive h…
Ex-army chief, leftist to run for Egyptian presidency
CAIRO (Reuters) – The former army general who toppled Egypt’s first freely elected president will face a leftist politician in next month’s presidential election, as they were the only candidates to enter, the committee organising the vote said on Sund…
Australia sees ‘regroup’ on Malaysian plane search in a few days
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Australia will decide in a few days whether to alter or scale back the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, but will consult all countries involved on any changes, Australia’s ambassador to the United States said on S…
Deadly gun attack in eastern Ukraine shakes fragile Geneva accord
SLAVIANSK/YENAKIEVO, Ukraine (Reuters) – At least three people were killed in a gunfight in the early hours of Sunday near a Ukrainian city controlled by pro-Russian separatists, shaking an already fragile international accord that was designed to aver…
Al Qaeda kills 14 Algerian soldiers in ambush
ALGIERS (Reuters) – Islamist militants killed at least 14 Algerian soldiers in an ambush in mountains east of the capital Algiers at the weekend in one of the deadliest attacks on the military in years.
Iran, world powers to start work on nuclear drafts next month
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran and world powers will begin work drafting a long-term settlement of Iran’s disputed nuclear program at expert-level talks in New York next month, the official state news agency IRNA reported on Sunday.
Technical problems delay reopening of Libya’s Zueitina oil port: minister
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Technical problems have delayed the reopening of Libya’s eastern Zueitina oil export terminal after the government reached a deal with rebels to end an eight-month blockade of the port, a minister said on Sunday.
Syria’s Assad pays Easter visit to recaptured Christian town
MAALOULA, Syria (Reuters) – Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Sunday visited an ancient Christian town recaptured from rebels last week, state media said, as he seeks to persuade minorities that the government is their best protection against hardlin…
Abdullah widens lead in Afghan presidential vote
KABUL (Reuters) – Former foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah’s lead in the Afghan presidential race has widened, the latest official tally of votes released on Sunday showed, although half of the votes have yet to be counted.
Turkey Twitter accounts appear blocked after Erdogan court action
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Two anonymous Twitter accounts used to release secretly recorded conversations implicating family and associates of Turkey’s prime minister and senior government officials in a corruption scandal appeared on Sunday to have been blo…
