Ukraine PM says review of gas price formula is under way
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister, Voldoymyr Groysman, said on Saturday the government was reviewing the way it sets domestic gas bills to make sure market prices are taken into account – a bid to answer demands under a $17.5-billion IMF aid pr…
Iraqi PM says Kurds ‘playing with fire’ with independence vote: report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that Kurdish plans to hold a referendum on independence was like “playing with fire”, according to a local media website.
Police arrest man at Dover port, search house in London bomb manhunt
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port of Dover and raided a house in a small town outside London on Saturday as they hunted for whoever planted a bomb on a commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier.
Gunfight erupts in southern Yemen, one civilian killed – witnesses
DUBAI (Reuters) – A gunfight erupted briefly in Aden on Saturday when a contingent loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi refused to hand over its positions to a local force, security sources said, and witnesses said one civilian was killed in the i…
At least four killed in British motorway crash: police
LONDON (Reuters) – At least four people died when several vehicles including a truck crashed on one of Britain’s main motorways on Saturday, police said.
Ex-Nusra vows to fight on in Syria, denounces de-escalation deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The former al Qaeda branch in Syria has pledged to keep fighting government forces and their Russian and Iranian allies, and denounced ceasefire talks in Kazakhstan.
Philippines’ Duterte asks head of human rights agency: ‘Are you a pedophile?’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte taunted the head of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday, asking if he was a pedophile because of his focus on the killing of teenagers in the government’s bloody war on drugs.
British police arrest man at Dover in London bomb manhunt
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port of Dover and raided a property in a small town outside London on Saturday as they hunted for whoever planted a bomb on a commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier.
Catalan mayors defy Spanish courts ahead of independence vote
BARCELONA (Reuters) – More than 700 mayors from across Catalonia gathered in Barcelona on Saturday to confirm their support for a planned independence referendum that Madrid has declared illegal.
Singaporeans protest against uncontested presidential election
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Hundreds of Singaporeans, most dressed in black, held a silent protest on Saturday against an uncontested presidential election this week in which applications from four candidates were rejected.
