Venezuela’s Maduro target of drone ‘attack,’ but unharmed: government
Drones loaded with explosives detonated close to a military event where Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was giving a speech on Saturday, but he and top government officials alongside him escaped unharmed from what Information Minister Jorge Rodrigu…
Speech by Venezuela’s Maduro cut off, soldiers seen running
A broadcast by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was cut short during an outdoor speech at a military event on Saturday and soldiers were seen running before the televised transmission was cut off. While Maduro was speaking about Venezuela’s econo…
Second plane crashes in Swiss Alps on Saturday
A small airliner crashed in the Swiss Alps on Saturday, just hours after a family of four was killed when their small plane went down in a forest.
UK trade minister Fox says EU is pushing Britain to no-deal Brexit
British trade minister Liam Fox said “intransigence” from the European Union was pushing Britain toward a no-deal Brexit, in an interview published on Saturday by the Sunday Times.
Family of four killed in small plane crash in Swiss forest
A family of four, including two children, were killed on Saturday morning after their small plane crashed in a Swiss forest, causing a forest fire that completely destroyed the plane, police said.
Mexico troops find 150 Central Americans in back of truck
Some 150 Central American migrants, including 62 children, were found inside the back of trailer when the vehicle was stopped at a highway checkpoint, the Mexican government said on Saturday.
Israeli Druze rally against new nation-state law
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv on Saturday to protest against Israel’s new law declaring it the nation-state of the Jewish people, which has provoked outrage among the country’s most integrated minority, the Druze.
Chile archbishop to forgo ceremony amid church sex abuse scandal
Archbishop of Santiago Ricardo Ezzati said on Saturday that he would not lead Chile’s Te Deum, an annual religious ceremony attended by the country’s top politicians and clergy, amid a church sex abuse scandal that has sent shockwaves through the conse…
Islamic State says it carried out Afghan Shi’ite mosque bombing
Islamic State on Saturday claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a Shi’ite Muslim mosque in eastern Afghanistan that killed 39 people and wounded at least 80 others.
Russia tasks Hollywood actor Seagal with improving U.S. ties
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday it had made U.S. actor Steven Seagal its special representative for Russian-U.S. humanitarian ties, a role it said was meant to deepen cultural, art and youth ties between the two countries.
