Vatican arrests former diplomat over child pornography
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Vatican said on Saturday its police force has arrested a monsignor who once worked at its U.S. embassy and was recalled last year after the U.S. State Department said the priest may have violated child pornography laws.
Canadian junior hockey team bus crash kills 14
TORONTO (Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed when a bus carrying a Canadian junior hockey team collided with a truck in Saskatchewan province, police said on Saturday, sending shock waves across the hockey-crazy nation.
Ethiopia’s PM seeks end to violence that displaced nearly a million
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed traveled on Saturday to a region where clashes have displaced nearly a million people, his first trip since being sworn in as premier five days ago.
‘Do your own job’: German ministers row before cabinet get-away
BERLIN (Reuters) – Tempers are fraying in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s new cabinet before she gathers ministers on Tuesday for a two-day retreat aimed at team-building in the ruling coalition, which took power just last month.
Mali army kills 14 jihadist suspects in ‘attempted escape’
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s army said on Saturday it had killed 14 jihadist suspects who were trying to escape detention in its central region, the latest in a string of killings by the armed forces that have provoked condemnation from rights groups.
Turkey to deport nearly 600 Afghan migrants – interior ministry
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish authorities will deport close to 600 illegal Afghan migrants in eastern Turkey back to Kabul this weekend, the interior ministry said on Saturday.
Catalan ex-leader Puigdemont hopes to return to Belgium
BERLIN (Reuters) – Former Catalan President Carles Puigdemont said on Saturday he would remain in Berlin while a German court considers whether to extradite him to Spain on a charge of misuse of public funds but he hoped to return to live in Belgium ev…
Junior hockey team’s bus crashes in Canada, 14 killed – media
(Reuters) – Fourteen people were killed when a bus carrying a junior hockey team collided with a truck in Saskatchewan, Canadian media reported.
Palestinian journalist killed in Israel-Gaza protests
GAZA (Reuters) – A Palestinian journalist died on Saturday after being wounded by Israeli fire on Friday while covering deadly protests along the Israel-Gaza border, health officials said.
Italy’s 5-Star to keep budget deficit at 1.5 percent, says leader Di Maio
MILAN (Reuters) – The 5-Star Movement, which emerged as Italy’s biggest party after last month’s vote, will propose an economic plan which will keep the budget deficit near the level forecast for this year by the outgoing center-left government, its le…
