German spy chief alleges North Korea uses Berlin embassy for procurement
BERLIN (Reuters) – North Korea has been using its embassy in Berlin to procure parts for its missile program, the head of Germany’s BfV domestic intelligence agency told a German broadcaster.
Libyan forces clash with Islamic State near Dhara oilfield
BENGHAZI, Libya (Reuters) – Libyan forces fought suspected Islamic State fighters, killing three of them near an oilfield run by Waha Oil in the southeast of the country, a local official said on Saturday.
Arab refugees march in German city hit by far-right protests
COTTBUS, Germany (Reuters) – Arab refugees and Germans carrying pro-immigrant and anti-fascism placards marched in Cottbus on Saturday to denounce what they say are attempts by far-right groups to stoke tension in the eastern city after two knife attac…
Angus Robertson steps down as Scottish National Party deputy leader
LONDON (Reuters) – Angus Robertson said on Saturday he was standing down from his role as deputy leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP) with immediate effect, after he lost his seat in the British parliament last June.
Pressure mounts on Poland to back away from Holocaust bill
WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland is seeing a resurgence of anti-Semitism over pending legislation that would impose jail terms for suggestions that the nation was complicit in the Holocaust, local minority groups warned, as pressure mounts on the president to…
BBC journalist ordered to leave Indonesia’s Papua over tweets
JAKARTA (Reuters) – A BBC journalist on a reporting trip to cover a health and malnutrition crisis in Indonesia’s easternmost area of Papua was forced to leave the province after the country’s military said tweets she sent on her trip had “hurt soldier…
Aircraft attack civilian convoy on Syrian highway, at least seven killed: rescuers
AMMAN (Reuters) – Warplanes have hit a convoy of civilians fleeing along a major Syrian highway, rescuers and a witness said on Saturday.
Afghan president leaves open possibility of talks with some Taliban
KABUL (Reuters) – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani left open on Saturday the possibility for talks with militants who accept peace but said the door was closed to those who cause tragedies like recent attacks in the capital, Kabul.
African migrants injured in Italian drive-by shootings: police
ROME (Reuters) – An Italian man opened fire on African migrants in the central city of Macerata on Saturday, injuring six people in the racially motivated attack before he was captured, police said.
Turk border guards shoot at fleeing Syrians: Human Rights Watch
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish guards at the border with Syria are indiscriminately shooting at and summarily returning asylum seekers attempting to cross into Turkey, Human Rights Watch said on Saturday.
