Sri Lanka police arrest sacked minister over shooting: spokesman
Sri Lankan police on Monday arrested deposed oil minister Arjuna Ranatunga over a shooting that killed one person on the weekend, police spokesman said.
Northern Irish DUP says will support UK PM May’s budget: BBC
The Northern Irish party which props up British Prime Minister Theresa May said it will back the budget but could oppose the government in future if a Brexit deal indicates Northern Ireland is to be treated differently to the rest of the United Kingdom…
Brazil president-elect Bolsonaro to make first foreign trip to Chile
Brazilian President-elect Jair Bolsonaro will travel to Chile on his first international trip, the newly elected leader’s future chief of staff told Reuters on Monday.
Lebanon closer to government as economic pressures loom
Lebanese Prime Minister-designate Saad al-Hariri looked closer to forming a new national unity government as a major Christian party declared on Monday it would take part despite being offered an “unjust” share of cabinet seats.
Brazilians elect right-wing firebrand Bolsonaro in major shift
Jair Bolsonaro, a far-right firebrand former Army captain, won Brazil’s presidential election in convincing fashion, wooing voters with promises to gut endemic political corruption and wage a brutal battle against powerful drug gangs.
Woman blows herself up in central Tunis – state radio
TUNIS – A woman blew herself up in the center of the Tunisian capital Tunis on Monday, state radio
Nine people wounded when woman blew herself up in Tunis: Interior Ministry
Nine people, including eight policemen, were wounded when a woman blew herself up in what a spokesman for the Tunisian Interior Ministry described as a “terrorist explosion” in central Tunis on Monday.
Georgia presidential vote heads for runoff in setback for ruling party
Georgia’s ruling party failed to secure the presidency in a single round of voting when its candidate barely beat her main challenger and fell far short of a majority, forcing a runoff, results showed on Monday.
End of era beckons as Merkel says will not stand again as chancellor
German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would not seek re-election as party chairwoman and that her fourth term as chancellor would be her last, heralding the end of a 13-year era in which she has dominated European politics.
Sri Lanka’s president faces calls to end political crisis
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena is under increasing pressure to uphold the island nation’s constitution and reconvene parliament after his decision to replace the prime minister triggered political turmoil.
