Saudi soldier killed, marring calm in Qatif province: Al Arabiya
DUBAI (Reuters) – A Saudi soldier was killed during a raid against suspected militants in the town of al-Awamiya in the kingdom’s eastern Qatif province, Al Arabiya TV reported.
German police try to work out motive for Muenster attack
BERLIN (Reuters) – German investigators were trying to work out why a man drove a camper van into a group of people sitting outside a restaurant in the western university city of Muenster on Saturday, killing two people before shooting himself dead.
Venerating the past, traditional costume fever grips Thailand
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Business is booming for Siri Seatea’s traditional dress shop in Bangkok.
Myanmar not ready for return of Rohingya refugees: U.N. official
YANGON (Reuters) – Myanmar is not ready for the repatriation of Rohingya refugees, said the most senior United Nations official to visit the country this year, after Myanmar was accused of instigating ethnic cleansing and driving nearly 700,000 Muslims…
Dozens reported killed in suspected Syria gas attack; Damascus denies
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A chemical attack on a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta has killed dozens of people, medical services reported, and Washington said the reports – if confirmed – would demand an immediate international response.
French train chaos strikes again as standoff with Macron deepens
PARIS (Reuters) – Millions of French commuters and holidaymakers faced another wave of crippling transport stoppages on Sunday, as rail workers protested at President Emmanuel Macron’s economic reform plans and some unions warned they could step up str…
Canada grieves after junior hockey team bus crash leaves 15 dead
HUMBOLDT, Saskatchewan (Reuters) – Fifteen people were killed when a bus carrying a Canadian junior ice hockey team collided with a truck in Saskatchewan province, police said on Saturday, in one of the worst disasters to strike Canada’s sporting commu…
Deadly gas attack reported on Syrian rebel enclave, Damascus denies
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group accused government forces on Saturday of launching a deadly chemical attack on civilians in a rebel-held town in eastern Ghouta, and a medical relief organization said 35 people had been killed in chemical attack…
Gas attack reported on Syrian rebel enclave, Damascus denies
BEIRUT (Reuters) – A Syrian rebel group accused government forces on Saturday of dropping a barrel bomb containing poisonous chemicals on civilians in eastern Ghouta, and a medical relief organization said 35 people had been killed in chemical attacks …
Hungarians expected to grant third term to nationalist PM Orban in election
BUDAPEST (Reuters) – Hungary’s Viktor Orban, a hard-liner on immigration in Europe, pledged to “fight” for his country after casting his vote on Sunday in an election that was expected to give him a third straight term in office.
