Kuwaiti woman arrested for driving in Saudi Arabia: report
KUWAIT (Reuters) – A Kuwaiti woman was arrested in Saudi Arabia for trying to drive her father to hospital, a Kuwaiti newspaper reported on Sunday, a week after Saudi women protested against a ban on female drivers.
French public want Hollande to change policies: poll
PARIS (Reuters) – The vast majority of French people want President Francois Hollande to change his polices or reshuffle his government, an opinion poll suggested on Sunday, a day after thousands protested against tax hikes and rising unemployment.
Khamenei tells Iran’s hardliners not to undermine nuclear talks
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s supreme leader gave strong backing on Sunday to his president’s push for nuclear negotiations, warning hardliners not to accuse Hassan Rouhani of compromising with the old enemy America.
Nigeria church stampede kills 24 people: Red Cross
ONITSHA, Nigeria (Reuters) – At least 24 people died during a stampede at an overcrowded church gathering in eastern Nigeria, the Red Cross said on Sunday.
France says its journalists ‘coldly assassinated’ in Mali
PARIS (Reuters) – Two French journalists killed in Mali on Saturday were “coldly assassinated” by the “terrorists” that France is fighting in the west African country, Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said on Sunday.
World must help Lebanon handle Syrian refugee flood: UNICEF
KFAR ZABAD, Lebanon (Reuters) – International donors must do more to help Lebanon absorb a flood of refugees straining its schools and public services, the head of the United Nations children’s fund UNICEF said.
Snowden says calls for reform prove intel leaks were justified
BERLIN (Reuters) – Fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden said calls for more oversight of government intelligence agencies showed he was justified in revealing the methods and targets of the U.S. secret service.
Chinese premier warns slowing growth raises job concerns
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s slowing growth poses a major challenge to job creation for the world’s most populous nation and the country will need to achieve a “golden” balance between structural adjustment and growth, Premier Li Keqiang was quoted as s…
Two death sentences in absentia for war crimes in Bangladesh
DHAKA (Reuters) – A Bangladesh war crimes court convicted and sentenced to death in absentia on Sunday two men accused of committing atrocities during the country’s war of independence from Pakistan in 1971.
Libyan soldier killed by mine, 16 people wounded in jail battle: sources
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – A soldier was killed by a mine in the Libyan city of Benghazi and 16 people were wounded in clashes at a prison in a separate incident, security sources said on Sunday.
