Abortion to avoid birth defects is like Nazi eugenics: pope
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday called the practice of having an abortion after pre-natal tests have discovered possible birth defects a version of Nazi attempts to create a pure race by eliminating the weakest.
Nicaragua gunfire and home blaze breaks Ortega peace truce; eight dead
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (Reuters) – A shooting and fire in Nicaragua early on Saturday left eight people dead and shattered a truce struck hours earlier between President Daniel Ortega and protesters after two months of political unrest that has caused at l…
Taxi plows into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, hurts eight
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near Moscow’s Red Square on Saturday, injuring eight people including two Mexicans in the city for the soccer World Cup which Russia is hosting, officials and eyewitnesses said.
Austria calls on Germany to clarify spying allegations
VIENNA (Reuters) – Austria called on Germany to fully clarify allegations that German intelligence agents systematically spied on politicians, international organizations and companies on Austrian territory, as reported by two newspapers on Saturday.
Moscow police say eight hurt after taxi drives into crowd
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A taxi drove into a crowd of people in central Moscow on Saturday, injuring eight people including some Mexicans who are in the city for the soccer World Cup, Russian officials and an eyewitness said.
Greek police fire teargas to protesters over Macedonia deal
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek police fired teargas at protesters outside parliament on Saturday as lawmakers were in session discussing a no-confidence motion against the government over a controversial name deal with neighboring Macedonia.
Afghanistan Eid car bomb, claimed by Islamic State, kills 26
KABUL (Reuters) – A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and militants celebrated an unprecedented Eid ceasefire.
Italy demands Netherlands recall NGO migrant rescue ships
ROME (Reuters) – Italy on Saturday demanded that the Netherlands recall two Dutch-flagged migrant rescue ships after one of the non-government organizations that operate them called the interior minister a fascist.
Car bomb kills 26 during Eid ceasefire in east Afghanistan
KABUL (Reuters) – A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and militants elsewhere in the country celebrated an unprecedented ceas…
Tear gas explosion at Caracas club kills 17 people – minister
CARACAS (Reuters) – At least 17 people suffocated to death at a party at a Caracas club early on Saturday morning, when a person activated a tear gas device inside, Venezuela’s interior minister Nestor Reverol said.
