Death toll at Spain train disaster rises to 80: official
MADRID (Reuters) – The derailment of a train in the northwestern Spanish region of Galicia has killed 80 people and 94 are still injured, the deputy head of the regional government said on Thursday.
Arrested prelate denies stealing, laundering in letter to pope
ROME (Reuters) – A Catholic prelate at the center of a suspected money-smuggling operation denied stealing and laundering cash in a letter he sent to Pope Francis from his jail cell which his lawyers released on Thursday.
Insight: ‘Crude for blood’ – return of sectarian war hits Iraq’s oil exports
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, Iraq (Reuters) – Iraq’s Sunni insurgents are targeting its main northern oil pipeline, undoing plans for a massive increase in exports as violence reaches levels unseen since the darkest days of civil war.
IMF says still not talking to Egypt’s interim government
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it will not engage in talks about a possible $4.8 billion loan to Egypt until the country’s interim government gains recognition from the international community.
Egypt arrests and threatens to deport Syrian refugees: HRW
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt has been detaining Syrian refugees without charge and threatening to deport them in a climate of growing hostility since the army seized power this month, the rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Thursday.
Protesters set fire to Tunisia ruling party headquarters in Sidi Bouzid
TUNIS (Reuters) – Protesters set fire to the headquarters of Tunisia’s Islamist ruling party Ennahda in the city of Sidi Bouzid after the assassination of opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi on Thursday, witnesses said.
Train involved in Spanish crash built by Bombardier and Talgo: Bombardier
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian train and plane maker Bombardier Inc said on Thursday the train involved in the Spanish rail crash that killed at least 78 people was built by its consortium with Spanish intercity passenger train maker Talgo.
Bulgaria names two suspected accomplices in Burgas bus bombing
SOFIA (Reuters) – Bulgaria named a citizen of Canada and one of Australia as suspects in a bombing on a bus that killed five Israelis and their driver in Burgas last year and that authorities say was the work of Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah.
Merkel takes long break, signaling German election is a snooze
BERLIN (Reuters) – The German election is just eight weeks away, a clear victory is far from certain – and Chancellor Angela Merkel is taking a long holiday. What’s more, voters and strategists alike think it’s about the best thing she could do.
Thousands protest in Tunisian city of Sidi Bouzid after assassination
TUNIS (Reuters) – Thousands of people protested on Thursday in Sidi Bouzid, the birthplace of the Tunisian revolution, after leading opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi was assassinated in the capital Tunis, witnesses said.
