Pope baptizes Italy ‘migrant hero’ at Easter Eve service
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis on Saturday led an Easter vigil service, baptizing eight adults, including a formerly undocumented Nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero when he disarmed an Italian thief wielding a cleaver.
Brazil’s presidential palace confirms Occhi as new health minister
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Brazil’s presidential palace confirmed on Saturday Gilberto Occhi, chief executive officer of state-run bank Caixa Econômica Federal [CEF.UL], as the country’s new health minister.
Israeli troops wound dozens on Gaza border as Palestinians bury dead from earlier violence
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops shot and wounded about 70 Palestinians among crowds demonstrating at the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, health officials said, after one of the deadliest days of unrest in the area in years.
Italy protests to France over border incident
ROME (Reuters) – Italy on Saturday protested to France over a incident in which French border police entered a clinic run by a non-governmental organization that cares for migrants trying to cross the Alps, the foreign ministry said.
Russian tycoon Magomedov arrested on embezzlement charges
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian authorities on Saturday arrested billionaire Ziyavudin Magomedov on charges of embezzling more than $35 million, in one of the highest-profile prosecutions of a Russian tycoon in years.
Italy summons French ambassador over border incident
ROME (Reuters) – Italy’s Foreign Ministry on Saturday summoned the French ambassador to explain why armed French border police entered a clinic run by a non-governmental organization that cares for migrants trying to cross the Alps, a ministry source s…
Syrian army command says it has regained most of eastern Ghouta
AMMAN (Reuters) – The Syrian army command said on Saturday it had regained most of the towns and villages in eastern Ghouta and was pressing its military operations in the last rebel bastion of Douma.
Dalai Lama calls on Tibetans to remain united as India drifts toward China
DHARAMSALA, INDIA (Reuters) – The Dalai Lama called on his people to remain united as the Tibetan community gathered on Saturday in a small hill town to mark 60 years of political asylum in India – although just one federal minister appeared at the eve…
At rhino’s memorial, Kenyan minister urges life sentences for ivory possession
NANYUKI, Kenya (Reuters) – The death of the world’s last male northern white rhinoceros this month led a Kenyan government official to declare anyone caught possessing ivory should be sentenced to life in prison.
Israeli troops wound 13 on Gaza border, day after deadly protest
GAZA (Reuters) – Israeli troops fired warning shots toward Palestinian youths gathered at the Gaza-Israel border on Saturday, wounding 13 people, health officials said.
