Scores killed, wounded in ambulance blast in Afghan capital Kabul
KABUL (Reuters) – A bomb hidden in an ambulance killed at least 40 people and wounded about 140 in Afghanistan on Saturday when it blew up at a police checkpoint in an area of the capital near foreign embassies and government buildings.
Irish Prime Minister says he will campaign for liberalization of abortion laws
LONDON (Reuters) – Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar said on Saturday that he would campaign for a liberalization of the country’s restrictive abortion laws ahead of a referendum in the coming months, adding that his views on the issue had evolved.
Toll from blast in Afghan capital up to at least 40 dead, 140 wounded: official
KABUL (Reuters) – The toll from a car-bomb blast in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday rose to at least 40 dead and 140 wounded, health ministry spokesman Wahid Majroh said.
Leading member of Egyptian opposition Hisham Genina attacked and badly injured
CAIRO (Reuters) – A leading member of an opposition campaign which was until this week challenging Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in upcoming elections was attacked and severely wounded outside his home on Saturday, his wife, lawyer, and a camp…
U.S. holding Russia responsible for chemical weapons in Syria
WARSAW (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday the United States believed it was Russia’s responsibility to curb Syria’s use of chemical weapons.
U.S. to end weapons support for Syrian Kurdish YPG, Turkey says
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has told Turkey it will not provide any more weapons to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, the Turkish presidency said on Saturday, as Turkey’s offensive against the U.S.-backed YPG in Syria entered its eighth day.
North Korea condemns latest U.S. sanctions
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Saturday condemned the latest U.S. sanctions announced this week aimed at curbing the isolated nation’s development nuclear weapons.
Blast hits Afghan capital Kabul: Reuters witnesses
KABUL (Reuters) – An explosion hit an area of the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday near many foreign embassies and government buildings, Reuters reporters heard.
U.S. tells Turkey it will end weapons support for Syrian Kurdish YPG: Anadolu
ANKARA (Reuters) – The United States has told Turkey it will not provide any more weapons to the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, Turkish state media said on Saturday, as Turkey’s offensive by against the U.S.-backed YPG in Syria entered its eighth day.
Bombardment continues in Syria’s Ghouta after ceasefire talk
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Bombardment of the rebel-held eastern Ghouta area of Syria continued early on Saturday, a war monitor said, after an insurgent spokesman said late on Friday that Russia had promised to try to impose a ceasefire.
