Spanish court says Puigdemont must attend parliament in person
MADRID (Reuters) – Spain’s Constitutional Court said on Saturday the former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, could only attend a swearing-in session to become regional leader if he was physically present in the parliament and had a judge’s permi…
Israel criticizes bill banning statements implicating Poland in Holocaust
JERUSALEM/WARSAW (Reuters) – Israel called on Poland on Saturday to amend a bill approved this week by Polish lawmakers that would make it illegal to suggest Poland bore any responsibility for crimes against humanity committed by Nazi Germany on its so…
Bodies of three crew members from Sanchi identified
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The bodies of three of the crew of the Sanchi, the tanker involved in the worst oil ship disaster in decades off the coast of China, have been identified, the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) reported Saturday.
Greek PM fails to get political backing for deal with Skopje
ATHENS (Reuters) – Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras failed to get backing from the main opposition leader on Saturday to build consensus ahead of intensified talks between Greece and Macedonia on resolving a decades-old name row.
Gunmen kill at least 14 Mali soldiers in attack on army camp
BAMAKO (Reuters) – Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Saturday said his people would not be frightened by “barbaric attacks” after unidentified gunmen killed at least 14 soldiers in a pre-dawn assault on a military camp.
Russian Stalin-era Great Terror exposer freed from jail pending trial
MOSCOW (Reuters) – A Russian human rights activist who helped to expose the Stalin-era Great Terror and found mass graves of thousands of the victims was freed from jail, while pending trial on child pornography charges, local media reported on Saturda…
Revolutionary Guards, Islamic State fighters clash in west Iran
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Three members of the Revolutionary Guards and three Islamic State militants were killed in clashes in the west of Iran on Saturday, a top Guards’ commander said, according to Tasnim news agency.
Israel urges Poland to change bill regarding its role in Nazi Holocaust
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel called on Poland on Saturday to amend a bill approved this week by Polish lawmakers that would make it illegal to use statements suggesting Poland bore any responsibility for crimes against humanity committed by Nazi German…
U.N. concerned over bodies dumped in east Libyan cities
TUNIS (Reuters) – The United Nations has said it is “appalled” by apparent retaliatory killings in Libya following reports of eight bodies found in the eastern cities of Benghazi and Derna.
Honduran president sworn in amid protests after election chaos
TEGUCIGALPA (Reuters) – Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernandez called for unity on Saturday after a bitterly disputed election last year as he was sworn in for a second term, while police skirmished with protesters in the streets.
