CUBA: Former president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has called for the complete lifting of the blockade against Cuba. UNITED STATES: The family of Eric Garner has condemned this weekend's killing of two police officers. IRAQ: Kurdish and Yazidi fighters have battled to take the strategic northern town of sinjar back from Islamic state fighters. EGYPT: Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing for incoming travelers from the Gaza Strip. SPAIN: The sister of the king, princess Cristina, will face trial on charges of tax fraud.
