Cyprus finds another victim of suspected serial killer
Police in Cyprus found human remains on Sunday in an ongoing investigation into a suspected serial killer thought to have gone on a killing spree that claimed seven female victims and went undetected for almost three years.
How ‘laid back’ Sri Lanka became a soft target for Islamist strike
A week ago, Sri Lankan tourist guide Ricky Costa was preparing for a typically easy Sunday ferrying backpackers between Colombo’s tea shops and beach bars in his canary-yellow rickshaw. Then the blasts began.
Spanish voter turnout at 41.4 percent at 2 p.m. – higher than in 2016 election
Turnout in Spain’s national election stood at 41.4 percent at 2 p.m. (1200 GMT) on Sunday, according to interior ministry data, compared to 36.9 percent recorded at the same time during the previous election in June 2016.
Peru ex-president Kuczynski ordered into pre-trial house arrest
Former Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski is to spend three years under house arrest while corruption charges are prepared against him for allegedly taking bribes from Brazilian construction company Odebrecht, the government said on Saturday.
Coming week will be important for Brexit negotiation: EU’s Barnier
The outcome of talks between British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government and the opposition Labour Party to break the deadlock over Britain’s exit from the European Union could be known in the coming week, European Union’s chief negotiator said on …
Swiss labor leader declares draft EU treaty ‘dead’
The new head of Switzerland’s powerful labor union federation rejected a draft treaty with the European Union and called for restarting negotiations with the country’s most important trading partner.
Pope appeals for evacuation of refugees in Libya camps
Pope Francis called on Sunday for the evacuation of refugees held in detention camps in Libya as fighting there escalates.
Airline SAS cancels 1,200 more flights as pilot strike drags on
Scandinavian airline SAS canceled more than 1,200 flights scheduled for Monday and Tuesday as a pilot strike that has disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of passengers entered its third day on Sunday.
Russia is open to possible new arms control deals with U.S.: Kremlin aide
Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov, commenting on a media report that U.S. President Donald Trump wants a new arms control deal with Moscow and Beijing, said Russia was open to the possibility of new arms control deals, but that there were no ongoing talks.
Sri Lankan police raid Islamist group suspected of suicide bombings
Sri Lankan armed police on Sunday launched a search of the headquarters of an Islamist group, National Thawheedh Jamaath, suspected of being behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels that killed more than 250 people, a Reuters witness said.
