Kurdish PUK party says it will not recognize poll result
One of the dominant Kurdish parties in northern Iraq said it would not recognize the results of Sunday’s parliamentary election, injecting political uncertainty into a region still demoralized by a failed independence bid.
Four charged with Slovak reporter’s murder ordered held pending trial
A Slovak court on Sunday ordered four people jailed until their trial for the murder of investigative reporter Jan Kuciak and his fiancee, a state prosecutor said.
Russia will pay high price if it doesn’t play by international rules: UK’s Hunt
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt warned Russia on Sunday it would pay a high price for its actions if it sought to intimidate Britain and flout international rules.
UK’s Hunt to Brussels – Punishing Britain will damage EU
Foreign minister Jeremy Hunt told the European Union on Sunday that punishing Britain in Brexit talks would fuel the desire of other states to break away, in a speech aimed at uniting Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party against Brussels.
Indonesia mourns as death toll from quake jumps to 832
The toll from an earthquake and tsunami in Indonesia soared to 832 confirmed dead on Sunday, with authorities fearing the numbers will climb as rescuers grappled to get aid to outlying communities cut off from communications and help.
Chief of Pakistani Kashmir region says Indian army shot at his helicopter
The leader of Pakistani-administered Kashmir region said on Sunday Indian troops shot at his helicopter near the disputed frontier, a move likely to further fray ties between the two countries.
EU disrespect to May ‘beyond the pale’, says UK trade minister
The European Union’s “taunting” of Prime Minister Theresa May at a summit in Salzburg this month was “beyond the pale”, British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday.
Four charged with Slovak reporter murder ordered held pending trial
A Slovak court on Sunday ordered four people jailed until their trial on charges over the murder of an investigative reporter and his fiancee.
Powerful typhoon nears Tokyo after losing some strength
A powerful typhoon headed toward Tokyo late Sunday night after battering western Japan with heavy rain and strong winds, snarling air and land traffic, causing power outages, and forcing evacuations from areas still recovering from recent typhoons.
Migrants – and a dog – disembark in Malta after long wait at sea
A military ship brought 58 migrants – and a dog – to Malta on Sunday, where they disembarked after spending several days waiting for seas to calm so they could be transferred from the charity rescue ship Aquarius.
