Polls open in Lebanon’s first general election in nine years
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Polling booths opened in Lebanon on Sunday for the country’s first parliamentary election in nine years, a period marked by stretches of political paralysis and war in neighboring Syria.
Sabah no longer a ‘fixed deposit’ in election for Malaysia’s Najib, says party rebel
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia (Reuters) – Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak can no longer count on the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo as a “fixed deposit” for his ruling coalition, a senior defector said, just days before the country goes to the p…
Trump speaks with Britain’s May on Iran, North Korea
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump spoke with Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May on Saturday on issues including the Iran nuclear deal, a week before the president is to decide whether Washington will leave the pact, the White House s…
Polish rescuers battle to reach four miners trapped after quake
WARSAW (Reuters) – Rescuers battled in the early hours of Sunday to reach four coal miners who remained trapped nearly one kilometer (0.6 mile) underground in southern Poland after an earthquake.
Gaza blast kills six Hamas gunmen
GAZA (Reuters) – An explosion in Gaza killed six Hamas gunmen on Saturday, the group said. It blamed the incident on Israel, which declined comment.
Anger in France, Britain over Trump’s gun law speech
PARIS/LONDON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump caused anger in France and Britain by suggesting looser gun laws could have helped prevent deadly attacks in Paris in 2015 and linking knife crime in London to a handgun ban.
Coalmine blast kills 16 in southwest Pakistan: officials
QUETTA, Pakistan (Reuters) – At least 16 miners died on Saturday and more than a dozen others remained trapped after an explosion in a coalmine in southwest Pakistan, officials said.
Catalan secessionists again back absent ex-leader for president
BERLIN (Reuters) – Pro-independence Catalan politicians aim to nominate former leader Carles Puigdemont to head their regional government, in defiance of Spain and despite his self-imposed exile in Germany, a spokesman said on Saturday.
Nine male bodies discovered in violent southwestern Mexican state
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Nine male bodies were found in the back of a pickup truck, abandoned by the side of a road, in the violent Mexican state of Guerrero, the state attorney general’s office said in a statement on Saturday.
Gaza blast kills five Hamas gunmen, cause unclear: health officials
GAZA (Reuters) – An explosion in the Gaza Strip killed five Hamas gunmen on Saturday, Palestinian officials and residents said, adding the cause of the blast was unclear.
