French say cockpit fire likely caused 2016 EgyptAir crash, contradicting Egypt
The 2016 crash of a Paris-Cairo EgyptAir flight that killed all 66 people on board was likely caused by a cockpit fire, French investigators said, contradicting an earlier suggestion by Egyptian authorities that a bomb may have been the cause.
Thai hospital low on morgue space after tourist boat sinking
A hospital morgue in Phuket is running out of space after at least 38 people were killed in a boat accident, authorities said on Saturday, as distraught relatives arrived on the Thai holiday island to identify loved ones.
Turkey’s Erdogan says to address high interest rates, inflation, current account deficit
Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday he would address the “structural economic problems” of high interest rates and inflation and a wide current account deficit, in his first speech since being re-elected on June 24.
Japan on alert after execution of doomsday cult founder
Japan was on alert on Saturday amid fears that the executions of the former leader and members of a doomsday cult behind the deadly Tokyo subway sarin gas attack in 1995 could spark acts of retaliation by supporters or newly formed groups.
Thai boys ask for not too much homework in first letters from flooded cave
A soccer team of 12 Thai schoolboys and their coach trapped in a flooded cave for the past fortnight established contact with their parents for the first time through heartfelt letters as rescuers strove on Saturday to find a way to save them.
Car bomb explodes near Somali presidential palace: police
A suicide car bomb exploded meters away from the presidential palace in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday and smoke was seen rising above the scene of the explosion although it was unclear who was behind the blast, police said.
Second blast in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu: police source
A second blast occurred in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday, opposite a police building, minutes after a suicide car bombing occurred near the presidential palace, a police official told Reuters.
At religious summit, pope decries ‘murderous indifference’ in Mideast
Pope Francis led a summit of religious leaders demanding peace in the Middle East on Saturday, condemning a “murderous indifference” he said is fanning violence and sparking a an exodus of Christians.
Pompeo holds more North Korea talks, both sides seeking to ‘clarify’
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a second day of talks in North Korea on Saturday in an attempt to agree details on dismantling the North’s nuclear program after both sides said they had things to “clarify” from the previous day.
Huge blast heard in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu: Reuters witness
A huge blast was heard in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Saturday and smoke was seen rising above the scene of the explosion although it was unclear what caused the blast.
