Activist Tintori says she is barred from leaving Venezuela
CARACAS (Reuters) – Human rights activist Lilian Tintori, the wife of Venezuela’s best-known detained political leader, said on Saturday she had been barred from flying out of the country and summoned to a court hearing over cash found in her vehicle.
Laughing in crisis, Venezuelan acts out dissident Ortega’s tale
CARACAS (Reuters) – Laughing at their own tribulations, Venezuelan theatergoers have been enjoying a new satire about a senior official who broke with President Nicolas Maduro and fled the socialist-ruled country in a boat.
UK opposition to push for soft Brexit changes to EU repeal bill: The Times
LONDON (Reuters) – The opposition Labour Party will propose changes to the government’s EU repeal bill to ensure it does not exclude Britain remaining in the single market and customs union as part of a transitional Brexit period, The Times reported.
Hezbollah says bulk of IS convoy has left Syrian government area
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Most of an Islamic State evacuation convoy stuck in east Syria has crossed out of government territory and is no longer the responsibility of the Syrian government or its ally Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shi’ite group said on Saturday.
Saudi king says kingdom has made progress in tackling terrorism
MECCA, Saudi Arabia (Reuters) – Saudi King Salman, receiving dignitaries attending the annual Muslim haj pilgrimage, said on Saturday the kingdom had made progress in eradicating terrorism aimed at attacking its holy sites, state news agency SPA report…
London police arrest man over crossbow incident at Oval cricket stadium
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested a 35-year old man on Saturday over an incident at London’s Oval Cricket Ground which was evacuated on Thursday after a crossbow bolt was fired onto the pitch.
Frankfurt starts evacuation before attempt to defuse WWII bomb
FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Frankfurt emergency service staff started to evacuate patients from two hospitals in Germany’s financial capital on Saturday ahead of the planned defusing of a massive World War Two bomb.
Kenyan president, election overturned by court, attacks judiciary
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Saturday the country had a problem with its judiciary, which annulled his election win of last month, “and we must fix it”.
Hezbollah, Syrian army seek new route for stranded Islamic State convoy
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s Hezbollah and the Syrian army are seeking a new route for a convoy of Islamic State fighters and their families bound for the jihadists’ stronghold in eastern Syria, a commander in the military alliance backing Syria’s gove…
Iran sees little chance of enemy attack: military chief
DUBAI (Reuters) – – Enemies are unlikely to attack Iran, especially on the ground, the country’s military chief predicted on Saturday, saying even “unwise” leaders in the West know that any such conflict would have huge costs for them.
