Europeans vote in bigger numbers to set EU course
Europeans turned out to vote on Sunday in bigger numbers than before in an election pollsters predict will further dent traditional pro-EU parties and bolster the nationalist fringe in the European Parliament.
Pro-army party in Thailand to cement deal to keep junta leader as PM: lawmaker
A pro-army party in Thailand hopes to make a deal on Monday to gain enough parliamentary seats to keep the leader of the military junta in power as elected prime minister, a lawmaker who is a board member of the party told Reuters.
Three killed, six injured in two explosions in Nepali capital-police
Three people were killed and six others injured on Sunday in two separate explosions in the Nepali capital, Kathmandu, and police said they suspected a Maoist splinter group may have been responsible.
Factbox: Who wants to be Britain’s next prime minister?
British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced she will quit next month, triggering a contest that will bring a new leader to power who is likely to push for a cleaner break with the European Union.
Strong quake rocks northern Peru, one dead
Peruvian authorities were scrambling to assess the damage after an earthquake with a magnitude as high as 8.0 rocked the Peruvian Amazon region in the early hours of Sunday morning, leaving at least one person dead.
Algeria’s Supreme Court to investigate three former ministers over corruption: state tv
Algeria’s Supreme Court will investigate corruption allegations relating to three former ministers, state television said on Sunday.
Pakistan army says lawmakers critical of military involved in attack on checkpoint
Pakistan’s army on Sunday accused two lawmakers critical of the military of playing a key role in a clash with troops at a security checkpost in which three people were killed, setting up a potential confrontation with a vast rights movement the two la…
Algeria graft prosecutor refers two former PMs to supreme court: Ennahar
An Algerian prosecutor investigating graft allegations has referred two former prime ministers and five former ministers to the supreme court, Ennahar TV reported on Sunday citing a statement from the prosecution.
Kurdish MPs, prisoners end hunger strike in Turkey
Several Kurdish lawmakers and thousands of prison inmates in Turkey have ended their hunger strike, heeding a call from jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan, MPs said on Sunday, 200 days after the protest was launched.
Iraqi court sentences three French men to death
An Iraqi court sentenced three French men to death on Sunday after finding them guilty of joining Islamic State, two court officials told Reuters.
