Turkey detains 48 suspected Islamic State members: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have detained 48 suspected Islamic State members who were preparing to launch an attack, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday.
At least 18 dead in Hong Kong bus accident
HONG KONG (Reuters) – At least 18 people died in a high-speed bus crash in Hong Kong on Saturday in one of the city’s worst traffic disasters in recent years.
Turkish helicopter shot down by Kurdish militia in Syria’s Afrin: Erdogan
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – A Turkish army helicopter was shot down by Syrian Kurdish YPG fighters near the north Syrian town of Afrin, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday and the Turkish military said two soldiers on board the aircraft died.
Hundreds gather at Bangkok’s Democracy Monument to demand election
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Around four hundred people gathered at a monument to democracy in the Thai capital on Saturday to urge the military government not to delay a national election planned later this year, in one of the biggest anti-junta demonstrations…
South Africa’s ANC official urges patience during Zuma exit talks
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South Africans should be patient with the ruling African National Congress (ANC) leader Cyril Ramaphosa as he holds talks with President Jacob Zuma for a transition of power, the party’s national chairperson said on Saturday.
Israel launches heavy Syria strikes after F-16 crashes
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel launched its most intensive air strikes yet against Iranian forces in Syria on Saturday after intercepting what it said was an Iranian drone and the rare downing of an Israeli F-16 warplane.
Long robes not necessary attire for Saudi women: senior cleric
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi women need not wear the abaya – the loose-fitting, full-length robes symbolic of religious faith – a senior member of the top Muslim clerical body said, another indication of the Kingdom’s efforts towards modernisation.
Israel launches attacks in Syria after F-16 crashes
JERUSALEM/BEIRUT (Reuters) – Israel said it launched air strikes against air defences and Iranian targets in Syria on Saturday and the Syrian army claimed to have hit an Israeli F-16 that crashed in northern Israel in a major escalation of tension.
Turkey detains 31 suspected Islamic State members: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish police have detained 31 suspected Islamic State members in Istanbul who were preparing to launch an attack, state-run Anadolu news agency reported on Saturday.
Police officer, two others injured in Trudeau motorcade crash
(Reuters) – A police officer riding on a motorcycle in Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s motorcade and two other people were injured in a crash in California on Friday, media reported.
