Turkey’s Erdogan, main rival stage final election rallies
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan and his main challenger, Muharrem Ince, made a final push for support at rival rallies in Istanbul on Saturday, a day before presidential and parliamentary elections widely viewed as the most crucial in Tur…
EU supporters march in London to call for Brexit deal referendum
LONDON (Reuters) – Thousands of supporters of the European Union gathered in central London on Saturday to call on the British government to hold a final public vote on the terms of Brexit.
Saudi women gear up for new freedom as driving ban ends
RIYADH (Reuters) – Women in Saudi Arabia took to the roads at midnight on Sunday, ushering in the end of the world’s last ban on female drivers, long seen as an emblem of women’s repression in the deeply conservative Muslim kingdom.
Container ship picks up 113 migrants from boat south of Italy
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) – The container ship Alexander Maersk picked up 113 migrants from a boat off southern Italy early on Friday, Maersk Line, part of A. P. Moller-Maersk, said on Saturday.
Ethiopian prime minister escapes grenade attack at rally, several wounded
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed escaped a grenade attack on Saturday at a rally in the capital although scores of people were wounded, officials and witnesses said.
Ethiopia rally attack injures at least 83, no deaths reported: PM’s office
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – An attack during a political rally in Addis Ababa has injured at least 83 people, with 6 in a critical condition, but no deaths reported, Fitsum Arega, Prime Minister’s Abiy Ahmed’s chief of staff, said on Twitter on Saturday.
Uzbek-born American denies militant links, probe to go on
TASHKENT (Reuters) – An Uzbek-born U.S. citizen detained in the Central Asian country on suspicion of belonging to an Islamist militant group on Saturday denied links to the movement after he was released by Uzbek authorities but told to report back to…
Turkish police detain 47 suspected coup supporters: CNN Turk
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have detained 47 people in an operation targeting alleged supporters within the army of a network accused by Ankara of orchestrating a failed military coup two years ago, private broadcaster CNN Turk said on Saturday…
Several people killed in blast at rally supporting new Ethiopian leader
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Several people were killed and injured in an explosion at a rally attended by thousands in Addis Ababa on Saturday, Ethiopia’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said.
Blast at Addis Ababa rally for new Ethiopian prime minister: Reuters witness
ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – A blast was heard at a rally in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa on Saturday following a speech by the country’s new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, a Reuters witness said.
