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…
U.N. nuclear chief upbeat after ‘useful’ Iran visit
VIENNA/DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran has given a firm commitment to cooperate with a U.N. nuclear watchdog investigation into suspected atomic bomb research, the head of the agency said after what he described as a “useful” visit to Tehran on Sunday.
Syrian government air strikes target Islamic State in Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad hammered the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa with more than two dozen air strikes on Sunday, targeting areas controlled by the Islamic State militant group, a monitoring group said.
Syrian government air strikes target Islamic State in Raqqa
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad hammered the eastern Syrian city of Raqqa with more than two dozen air strikes on Sunday, targeting areas controlled by the Islamic State militant group, a monitoring group said.
Singapore to reform enforced pension saving scheme after protests
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Singapore is to reform its mandatory retirement savings scheme and will provide greater support to low-income pensioners, the Prime Minister said on Sunday, in response to growing public criticism of the system.
