Death toll rises to 20 after suicide bombings in southern Somalia
The death toll has risen to 20 people on Sunday following two suspected suicide bombers that struck in the southern Somali city of Baidoa on Saturday, a local hospital official said.
At least 15 killed as truck carrying migrants crashes in Turkey: agencies
Fifteen people, including children, were killed when a truck carrying migrants crashed in the western Turkish province of Izmir on Sunday, state-owned Anadolu news agency reported.
U.S. is seeking regime change in Iran: Rouhani
The United States is seeking regime change in Iran, President Hassan Rouhani said on Sunday in a speech broadcast on state TV.
Merkel’s Bavarian allies brace for bruising in state election
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Bavarian allies are heading for their worst state election result in more than 60 years in a regional vote on Sunday that is likely to increase tensions within Germany’s fragile coalition government.
World Bank provides $1 billion standby facility for Indonesia disaster relief
The World Bank on Sunday said it would provide a standby loan of up to $1 billion for the Indonesian government for relief and reconstruction efforts in the country’s two islands that were hit by earthquakes and a tsunami.
Center-right seen returning to power in Luxembourg election
Luxembourg began voting in a parliamentary election on Sunday, with opinions polls showing the center-right party will end its first term in opposition since World War Two at the expense of the liberal-led government.
Congolese migrants flood home, Angola denies claims of brutal crackdown
Congolese migrants and officials said dozens of people were killed this month in neighboring Angola in a crackdown on artisanal diamond mining, an accusation Angolan security forces strongly denied.
Martyr priest, now Saint Romero, challenged power in El Salvador
In 1980, a day after urging El Salvador’s military to halt a string of abuses that would inflame a 12-year civil war in the impoverished country, Salvadoran Archbishop Oscar Romero was shot dead while leading Mass.
Cambodia resumes search effort with U.S. for Vietnam War remains
Cambodia has agreed to resume a search effort with the United States for the remains of Americans killed in the Vietnam War, the Foreign Ministry said on Sunday, after suspending the program a year ago as tension rose between the two countries.
Russian opposition leader Navalny freed from jail
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was released on Sunday after 20 days in jail where he was held on charges of staging an illegal protest last month.
