Woman arrested trying to scale gates of UK’s Buckingham Palace
LONDON (Reuters) – British police said they had arrested a woman who was trying to scale the front gates of Queen Elizabeth’s Buckingham Palace home in central London on Saturday, saying the incident was not terrorism-related.
Armed faction takes over protection of Libyan oil and gas complex, fresh concern over migrants
SABRATHA, Libya (Reuters) – An armed alliance involved in a three-week battle over the Libyan smuggling hub of Sabratha said on Saturday it had taken over protection of the Mellitah oil and gas terminal after expelling a rival group.
Eleven injured in car crash near London museum, terrorism ruled out
LONDON (Reuters) – Eleven people were injured on Saturday when a car collided with pedestrians near London’s Natural History Museum, in one of the capital’s busiest tourist areas, but police doused concerns it was a terrorist attack, saying it was a ro…
Indonesia police detain 51 men in Jakarta “gay spa” raid
JAKARTA (Reuters) – Indonesian police detained 51 men including several foreigners in a raid on what authorities described as a “gay spa” in Jakarta late on Friday, and some could face up to six years in prison under pornography and prostitution laws.
New U.S. helicopters mark major change for Afghan air force
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (Reuters) – Senior Afghan and American officials welcomed the arrival of new U.S.-made military helicopters on Saturday, beginning a process that will radically transform the young Afghan air force.
Legionaries of Christ hit by new scandal as priest fathers two
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – The Legionaries of Christ, a Catholic religious order which fell into disgrace after the discovery that its founder was a sexual abuser with a secret family, has been hit by fresh scandal with revelations that the head of its R…
Opposition supporters rally across Russia, calling Putin to quit
MOSCOW/ST PETERSBURG (Reuters) – Police detained more than a hundred opposition activists on Saturday for taking part in a wave of anti-Kremlin protests across Russia in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny ahead of a presidential electio…
One man held after several hurt in car collision near London museum
LONDON (Reuters) – One man was detained after a number of pedestrians were injured in a collision with a car near the city’s Natural History Museum on Saturday, and London police said they were trying to determine the circumstances.
Several hurt in car incident near London museum; reports vehicle mounted pavement
LONDON (Reuters) – London police said on Saturday a number of pedestrians had been injured near the city’s Natural History Museum and that a man had been detained at the scene.
Swiss police say knife-wielding asylum seeker killed by officer
ZURICH (Reuters) – A 38-year-old refugee from Sri Lanka was shot and killed by Swiss police on Saturday after he charged at two other asylum seekers with knives, law enforcement officials said.
