Israeli air strikes kill 7 Gaza gunmen: Hamas militants
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli air strikes killed seven Hamas gunmen early Monday, the Islamist group’s armed wing said, making it their highest single death toll since a 2012 cross-border war with the Jewish state.
Technocrat Mohammed Dionne named Senegal’s prime minister: state tv
DAKAR (Reuters) – Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Sunday appointed Mohammed Dionne as prime minister, state television RTS reported, following the sacking last week of Aminata Toure after she failed to win a seat in a June 29 local election.
Indonesia’s tight, dirty presidential race may be decided in West Java
TASIKMALAYA Indonesia (Reuters) – The closest and dirtiest presidential race in Indonesia’s young democracy could be decided on Wednesday among the mosques and rice paddies of West Java, the nation’s most populous province.
Iraq chaos fuels Kurds’ independence dream, but hurdles remain
KELE BI Iraq (Reuters) – A grave, freshly dug and adorned with pebbles, is the modest tribute to one more sacrifice in the long history of struggle for an independent Kurdish state.
Kuwait police disperse rally demanding politician’s release
KUWAIT (Reuters) – Police dispersed hundreds of protesters in Kuwait late on Sunday as they tried to march from the Grand Mosque to the main court complex to demand the release of prominent opposition politician Musallam al-Barrak.
Canadian town remembers deadly train crash one year later
LAC-MEGANTIC Quebec (Reuters) – Thousands of people gathered in the small town of Lac-Megantic, Quebec on Sunday to remember the victims of a fiery crude oil train crash that killed 47 people and destroyed dozens of buildings in the picturesque lakesid…
Libya to announce elections results on July 20
TRIPOLI (Reuters) – Libya will announce results of last month’s parliamentary elections on July 20, the head of the elections commission said on Sunday, pushing back the results another week.
Saudi Arabia jails human rights activist for 15 years
ABU DHABI (Reuters) – A Jeddah court sentenced prominent Saudi rights lawyer Walid abu al-Khair to 15 years in prison on Sunday on charges that included seeking to undermine the state and insulting the judiciary, the state news agency reported.
Egypt’s Sisi says independence for Iraq’s Kurds would be ‘catastrophic’
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Sunday a referendum on the independence of Iraq’s Kurdish region would lead to a “catastrophic” break up of the country, which is facing an onslaught by Sunni Islamist militants.
British PM Cameron under pressure to launch child abuse inquiry
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister David Cameron is facing calls to launch a full-scale inquiry into allegations that well-known politicians abused children in the 1980s, after an official said the government had lost files that may shed light o…
