Argentina to replace energy and production ministers
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Argentina´s government said on Saturday that it would replace its energy and production ministers, just two days after the resignation of former Central Bank President Federico Sturzenegger.
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring seven
By Jack Stubbs, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Maria Kiselyova
Deadly shoot-out, fire break Nicaragua truce; talks proceed
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (Reuters) – Eight people died on Saturday in a shoot-out and fire that shattered a truce struck hours earlier between President Daniel Ortega and protesters, and civic leaders condemned the violence while vowing to continue talks wit…
Merkel seeks EU migrant talks as German coalition crisis looms: paper
BERLIN (Reuters) – German Chancellor Angela Merkel, struggling to avert a crisis within her coalition on migrant policy, is trying to set up a meeting of some EU states to discuss the issue before a leaders summit on June 28-29, a German newspaper repo…
Boat migrants rocked by EU political storm to arrive in Spain
VALENCIA, Spain (Reuters) – A naval convoy carrying 629 rescued migrants will arrive in the Spanish port of Valencia on Sunday, putting an end to their grueling nine days at sea but leaving wide open a fierce debate in Europe over how to handle immigra…
UNHCR special envoy Jolie visits Mosul, urges support for rebuilding
ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – U.N. refugee agency special envoy Angelina Jolie visited Mosul in northern Iraq on Saturday and urged the international community not to forget residents trying to rebuild their city.
Britain’s May to pledge 20-billion-pound health service cash boost: reports
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May will pledge a cash boost to the National Health Service, to be funded partly from tax hikes and partly from money that will no longer be going to the European Union after Brexit, newspapers reported…
Greek PM survives no-confidence vote in parliament
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras survived a no-confidence motion in parliament on Saturday, setting the stage for the signing of a historic accord with neighboring Macedonia to settle a long dispute over the latter’s name.
Turkish warplanes strike Kurdish militants in Iraq’s Qandil, Erdogan says
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish warplanes have struck a meeting of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in Iraq’s Qandil mountains, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, adding that Ankara believed high-profile militants had been hit.
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, injuring eight
By Jack Stubbs, Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber and Maria Kiselyova
