Earthquake felt in large parts of southern Italy
ROME (Reuters) – An earthquake hit areas of southern Italy on Sunday, sending many residents out on to the streets.
Spain arrests eight over global bank cyber heists
MADRID (Reuters) – Spanish police on Sunday said they had arrested eight people suspected of helping to steal more than $60 million from banks worldwide by hacking into credit card processing firms and withdrawing money from cash machines.
Lebanon rocket fire draws Israeli artillery strike
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Rockets launched from south Lebanon struck northern Israel on Sunday and Israel responded with artillery shells across a border that has been largely quiet since a war in 2006.
Israeli ministers endorse legislation to annex part of West Bank
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – A panel of Israeli cabinet ministers endorsed proposed legislation on Sunday to annex an area of the occupied West Bank likely to be the eastern border of a future Palestinian state.
Yemen jails nine al Qaeda members for plot to kill president
SANAA (Reuters) – A Yemeni court jailed nine al Qaeda members for between two and 10 years on Sunday for plotting to assassinate President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the country’s news agency Saba reported.
Thousands flood camp in Central African Republic
BANGUI (Reuters) – More than 100,000 people displaced by inter-religious violence in Central African Republic are sheltering at a makeshift camp at Bangui airport, a medical charity said on Sunday, calling for urgent aid.
Israel cabinet okays plan to curb government spending growth
TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel’s cabinet on Sunday approved a Finance Ministry proposal to tighten spending limits on the government’s budget starting in 2015.
Lebanese ex-minister buried to anti-Hezbollah chants
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Mourners chanting anti-Hezbollah slogans laid to rest former Lebanese minister Mohamad Chatah on Sunday after he was killed by a car bomb his allies blame on the powerful Shi’ite group.
Ukrainian opposition focuses on 2015 election as protests wane
KIEV (Reuters) – Tacitly acknowledging that street protests would not topple Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich, one of his leading rivals told demonstrators on Sunday that the opposition would steer the country back towards Europe after winning the…
Saudi royal faces death penalty for murder: newspaper
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi prince who murdered a fellow Saudi may be executed, a newspaper reported on Sunday, in a rare example of a member of the kingdom’s ruling family facing the death penalty.
