Brazil faith healer accused of sexual abuse turns himself in
A Brazilian faith healer who was accused of sexual abuse by more than 300 women has turned himself in a day after being officially ruled a fugitive, local news media reported on Sunday.
Iran Guards general dies of self-inflicted accidental gunshot: report
A Revolutionary Guards general, who headed a military base in a sensitive security area in northeastern Iran, died on Sunday after he accidentally shot himself in the head while cleaning his gun, the official news agency IRNA reported.
Nicaraguans in Costa Rica set out to mount anti-Ortega border protest
Several hundred Nicaraguan dissidents set off in a caravan on Sunday from Costa Rica’s capital en route to the Nicaraguan border to protest against their president, Daniel Ortega, and encourage his domestic opponents.
Thousands of Hungarians protest against Orban’s rule
Around 10,000 Hungarians protested in Budapest on Sunday against a new labor law and what they see as the increasingly authoritarian rule of right-wing nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
At least 12 Nigerian soldiers killed in fighting with Islamists: sources
At least 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed and dozens of others are missing after fighting with Islamists in the northeastern state of Borno, three military sources said on Sunday, one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month.
Any decision on Brexit deal will happen in New Year – British trade minister
British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday talks with the European Union to secure “assurances” for parliament on Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal will take time, with a decision expected in the New Year.
More than 40 injured in explosion in Japan’s Sapporo: Kyodo
More than 40 people were injured in an explosion on Sunday at a bar in Sapporo in northern Japan, Kyodo news agency reported.
Ukraine president hopes anti-corruption court formed by February
A special Ukrainian court to try corruption cases will hopefully be formed by February, President Petro Poroshenko told a news conference on Sunday.
Georgia’s new pro-Western president seeks unity after vote protests
Georgia’s incoming President Salome Zurabishvili vowed to reconcile political divisions and deepen ties with NATO and Europe at Sunday’s inauguration that opposition protesters were blocked from reaching.
Thousands march in Brussels against U.N. migration pact
Thousands of people marched in Brussels on Sunday against a U.N. pact aimed at fostering cooperation on migration, eclipsing a smaller demonstration in support of the deal, the signing of which brought down Belgium’s government last week.
