Boko Haram militants hand over 13 hostages to Nigerian government
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) – Boko Haram freed 13 hostages, Nigeria’s presidency said on Saturday, after authorities negotiated their release with the Islamist militants.
Brazil’s Supreme Court asks police head to clarify comments on Temer
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Luis Barroso asked on Saturday for the head of the Federal Police to clarify comments he made in a Reuters interview published a day earlier regarding an investigation of President Michel Temer.
Italians march against racism after shooting spree against migrants
MACERATA, Italy (Reuters) – Thousands of Italians marched against racism on Saturday in the city of Macerata where a man opened fire on African migrants a week ago, injuring six people in what police said was a racially motivated attack.
North Korea says unable to pay U.N. dues, blames sanctions
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea is unable to pay its share of the 2018 U.N. budgets because of international sanctions on its foreign exchange bank and has asked a senior U.N. official for help, the country’s U.N. mission said in a statement.
Israeli jet shot down after bombing Iranian site in Syria
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Anti-aircraft fire downed an Israeli warplane returning from a bombing raid on Iran-backed positions in Syria on Saturday in the most serious confrontations yet between Israel and Iranian-backed forces based across the bord…
Egyptian air force pounds Sinai militants: military
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt’s air force pounded militant targets in northern and central Sinai early on Saturday, the military said, the second day of an assault to try to crush an insurgency that has killed hundreds of people since 2013.
UK’s Johnson says to raise detained Reuters reporters with Suu Kyi
KUTUPALONG, Bangladesh (Reuters) – Britain’s foreign minister said he would raise the case of two Reuters journalists detained in Myanmar with the country’s leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, on Sunday, referring to a report they authored on violence against mi…
McDonald succeeds Gerry Adams as Sinn Fein president
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Mary Lou McDonald was confirmed as the new president of Sinn Fein on Saturday, taking over from Gerry Adams in a handover that could advance the nationalist party’s ambition of governing on both sides of the Irish border.
Mine explosion kills five civilians, wounds 18 in Mali
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Five civilians were killed and another 18 wounded in central Mali when their passenger vehicle struck a landmine, the local governor said on Saturday, two weeks after 26 travelers died in a similar incident in the area.
Kim Jong Un invites South Korean president for summit: South Korea
SEOUL/PYEONGCHANG, South Korea (Reuters) – North Korean leader Kim Jong Un invited South Korean President Moon Jae-in for talks in Pyongyang, South Korean officials said on Saturday, setting the stage for the first meeting of Korean leaders in more tha…
