Eleven dead, including three children, in Mexico bus accident
A bus rollover in northern Mexico has left at least 11 dead, including three children, an official with emergency services said on Sunday.
Broken UK politics means Scotland needs to choose its own path: SNP’s Sturgeon
Britain’s parliamentary system is broken and as a result Scotland needs to make its own choice over its future, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader Nicola Sturgeon said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka raids headquarters of hardline Islamist group suspected in church bombings
Sri Lankan police raided the headquarters of a hardline Islamist group founded by the suspected ringleader behind the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels, a Reuters witness said, as Sunday mass was canceled due to fears of further attacks.
Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house on the east coast two days ago, police and a relative said on Sunday.
Afghan peace deal hinges on ceasefire by Taliban: U.S. peace envoy
Any peace agreement with the Afghan Taliban would depend on the declaration of a permanent ceasefire and a commitment to end the country’s long war, the U.S. special envoy for peace in Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Sunday.
Thailand rehearses elaborate $31 million coronation for king
Forty roads were closed in Bangkok as a band and officers on horseback marched past the Grand Palace on Sunday in a dress rehearsal for the next weekend’s coronation of King Maha Vajiralongkorn, Thailand’s first in nearly seven decades.
Iran’s Khamenei urges crackdown on illegal arms, social media curbs
Iran’s top leader called on Sunday for a crackdown on illegal weapons after the rare shooting of a cleric, and said easy access to guns in the United States served only a “mafia of gun manufacturers”, his website reported.
Map of landmines: How Brexit might help the Scottish independence quest
Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s plans to lead her nation to independence from the United Kingdom have been muddled by Brexit, but the whirlwind at the center of British politics may yet advance her cause.
Spaniards flock to polls in wide-open election after tense campaign
A divided Spanish electorate flocked to the polls on Sunday, responding to a plea from party leaders for a high turnout in what promises to be the country’s most open-ended and potentially pivotal election in decades.
Rescuers deploy, homes collapse amid flooding in cyclone-hit Mozambique
Rescuers were racing to help people caught in fast-rising floodwaters in Mozambique’s cyclone-hit city of Pemba on Sunday, as houses collapsed in one neighborhood and heavy rain raised fears of worse to come.
