German coalition avoids split with solution to spymaster crisis
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition resolved a dispute over Germany’s scandal-tainted spymaster on Sunday, ending a crisis that had prompted concerns the six-month-old government could fall apart.
Maldives opposition candidate says he has won presidential election
Maldives opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, who fought a bitter election campaign against President Abdulla Yameen, said that he had won Sunday’s presidential vote with a 16 pct margin after 92 pct of votes had been counted.
German government agrees solution to spymaster crisis that threatened coalition
Germany’s interior minister said on Sunday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition had agreed on a way to solve a crisis over the future of Germany’s scandal-tainted spymaster that had threatened their alliance.
Opposition candidate takes lead in Maldives presidential election
Opposition candidate Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has taken a 16 percentage point lead over incumbent Abdulla Yameen in the Maldives’ presidential election, according to early provisional counts reported by local media.
German coalition hangs in balance as spymaster saga drags on
Leaders of the parties in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government were believed to be meeting on Sunday to discuss how to end a crisis over the future of Germany’s scandal-tainted spymaster that is threatening their six-month-old alliance.
German government agrees solution to spymaster deal that threatened coalition
German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer said on Sunday that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s ruling coalition had agreed on a solution to a crisis over the future of Germany’s scandal-tainted spymaster that had threatened their alliance.
Nigerian maritime agency identifies nationalities of 12 abducted ship crew
Twelve crew members of a Swiss merchant vessel kidnapped by pirates off the coast of Nigeria are from the Philippines, Slovenia, Ukraine, Romania, Croatia and Bosnia, the West African nation’s maritime agency said on Sunday.
Islamic state’s Amaq agency posts video of men allegedly involved Iran attack
Islamic State’s Amaq agency has posted a video of three men in a vehicle who it said were on their way to carry out an attack on an Iranian military parade.
Panama revokes registration of last migrant rescue ship in central Mediterranean
The Panama Maritime Authority has revoked the registration of search and rescue ship Aquarius 2 in a move that means there will be no charity rescue ships off the Libyan coast in the near future unless the vessel can find a new flag to sail under.
Tanzania ferry death toll rises to 224, ship’s managers detained
Tanzanian authorities said on Sunday the number of people who died in a ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria had risen to 224 and the vessel’s managers had been detained for questioning.
