Hans-Georg Maassen: the spy who went out into the heat
Spies usually operate in the shadows. Hans-Georg Maassen, chief of Germany’s domestic spy agency, has done just the opposite and taken center-stage in a heated debate about the far-right that is shaking Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government to its core…
Cholera outbreak kills 10 people in Zimbabwe
A cholera outbreak has killed 10 people in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare after they drank contaminated water, a city health official said on Sunday.
Genoa bridge reconstruction to cost 150-200 million euros, official says
Rebuilding Genoa’s collapsed motorway bridge will cost 150 to 200 million euros ($170-$230 million), a local authority official said on Sunday.
Britain’s Labour will make companies set up ‘ownership funds’: Observer
Britain’s opposition Labour Party will make private companies employing more than 250 people set up “ownership funds” to give workers financial stakes in their firms if the party comes to power, its finance spokesman told the Observer newspaper.
Brazil’s far-right presidential contender improving after stabbing
The health of Brazil’s far-right leading and poll-leading presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro was markedly improved after he was stabbed last week at a campaign rally, the hospital where he is being treated said on Sunday.
Russian police detain nearly 300 protesting against pension reform: rights group
Thousands of supporters of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny protested across Russia on Sunday against planned increases to the pension age, with a rights group saying at least 291 of them had been detained by the police.
At least seven killed in blast near procession in Afghan capital
At least seven people were killed and 25 wounded on Sunday when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives near a procession in Kabul commemorating the death of former anti-Soviet mujahideen commander Ahmad Shah Massoud, a government officia…
U.S. energy secretary to visit Moscow September 11-13: RIA
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry will visit Moscow over Sept. 11-13, Russian news agency RIA reported on Sunday, citing a diplomatic source.
New Italian government plans to curb Sunday shopping: Di Maio
The new Italian government will introduce a ban on Sunday shopping in large commercial centers before the end of the year as it seeks to defend family traditions, Deputy Prime Minister Luigi Di Maio said on Sunday.
At least 19 killed in South Sudan plane crash
At least 19 people died in South Sudan on Sunday when a small aircraft carrying passengers from capital Juba to the city of Yirol crashed, an official said.
