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…
Gunmen kill at least 29 in latest raids on Kenyan coast
MOMBASA Kenya (Reuters) – Gunmen killed at least 29 people in two coastal areas of Kenya in raids the deputy president indicated on Sunday were the work of political rivals, despite Somali Islamists al Shabaab claiming responsibility.
As West, Russia talk truce, Poroshenko heeds Ukrainians’ call to arms
KIEV (Reuters) – In a country torn between Russia and western Europe, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko’s decision to resume an offensive against pro-Moscow rebels has carefully ignored both neighbors to show an ear acutely tuned to Ukrainian domest…
On eve of election results, Afghan candidate sends warning to rival
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah warned his rival on Sunday he would refuse to accept the outcome of the country’s troubled election unless he saw firm evidence that the vote was completely free of fraud.
