Police fire tear gas as Greeks rally over Macedonia name deal
Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters outside parliament on Sunday as tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens to protest against a name deal with Macedonia.
Congo political crisis deepens as top court rejects vote challenge
Congo’s political standoff deepened on Sunday after the top court backed the contested presidential election victory of Felix Tshisekedi, then his main rival rejected the ruling, called for protests and declared himself leader.
Death toll raised to 79 in Mexico pipeline blast; new focus on fuel theft
A blast at a gasoline pipeline in Mexico that killed at least 79 people has put renewed attention on the government’s strategy to stop fuel theft, with some relatives saying fuel shortages stemming from the plan led people to risk their lives.
Greeks rally against Macedonia name accord, police fire tear gas
Tens of thousands of Greeks rallied in Athens on Sunday to protest against a deal with the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia that settles a row between the two countries and is set for a vote in Greece’s parliament next week.
Eight U.N. peacekeepers killed in attack in northern Mali
Eight U.N. peacekeepers were killed and several were wounded while repelling an attack by armed assailants near a village in northern Mali on Sunday, the West African nation’s U.N. mission said.
Number of dead in Mexico pipeline explosion rises to 79: minister
Mexico’s health minister said on Sunday that the number of people killed in a gasoline pipeline explosion has risen to 79.
Syria says repels Israeli air attack, Israel says downs Golan rocket
Syrian military air defenses thwarted an Israeli attack on Sunday, shooting down seven missiles targeting an airport in southeastern Damascus, Russia’s National Defense Control Center was cited by RIA news agency as saying.
Israel says it shot down rocket over Golan on Syria frontier
Israel’s military said its Iron Dome interceptor system shot down a rocket that had been fired at the northern part of the occupied Golan Heights on the Syria frontier on Sunday.
Russia says airport in southeast Damascus targeted in Israeli attack: RIA
Russia’s National Defense Control Center said an attack by four Israeli jets on Sunday, thwarted by Syrian military air defense systems, targeted an airport in southeastern Damascus, RIA news agency reported.
Two arrested over Northern Ireland car bomb, New IRA suspected
Two men were arrested early on Sunday over a car bomb attack in Northern Ireland’s Londonderry and police were looking into whether the New IRA militant group was responsible, officers said.
