Tunisian candidate Kais Saied says exit poll shows him leading
Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied said on radio on Sunday that an exit poll showed he was ahead after the first round of voting, with the top two candidates to advance to a second round.
Senior U.S. official: Saudi attacks did not come from Yemen
The scope and precision of attacks on Saudi Arabian oil facilities suggest the launch was not made by Houthis and came from a west-northwest direction, not south from Yemen, a U.S. official said on Sunday.
Algeria to hold presidential election this year: interim president
Algeria will hold a presidential election on Dec. 12, interim President Abdelkader Bensalah said in a televised speech on Sunday, despite demands by protesters to postpone a vote until more of the ruling elite quit office.
Villages evacuated as wildfire rages on Greek island of Zakynthos
A large wildfire on the Greek island of Zakynthos fanned by strong winds forced the evacuation of two villages on Sunday.
Spokesman for Tunisian candidate Karoui says he is through to next round
A spokesman for the detained media magnate Nabil Karoui said on Sunday that he has advanced to a second-round run off in Tunisia’s presidential election along with another candidate.
Italy’s Renzi ready to form breakaway party, complicating new government
Former prime minister Matteo Renzi is poised to break away from the ruling Democratic Party (PD) and set up a new centrist force in an effort to claim the middle ground of Italian politics, two allies said on Sunday.
Car bomb kills 10 in Syrian town near Turkish border: local council, medic
A rigged car exploded near a hospital in the Syrian town of al-Rai at the border with Turkey on Sunday, killing 10 people and wounding 15, the local council and a medical worker said.
Polls close in first round of Tunisian presidential election
Polling booths closed at 6 pm (1700 GMT) in Tunisia on Sunday after voting in the first round of a presidential election in the young democracy.
At least eight dead after boat capsizes in southern Indian state: official
At least eight people died on Sunday and 25 were missing after a boat capsized in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, an official at the state’s disaster management authority said.
Iran dismisses U.S. claim it was behind Saudi oil strikes, says ready for war
Iran rejected accusations by the United States that it was behind attacks on Saudi oil plants that risk disrupting world energy supplies and warned on Sunday that U.S. bases and aircraft carriers in the region were in range of its missiles.
