Argentina says signals detected, likely from missing submarine
MAR DEL PLATA, Argentina/BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Hopes that 44 crew members of a missing Argentine navy submarine may be found alive rose after the defense ministry said the vessel likely tried to communicate via satellite on Saturday as an internatio…
Zimbabwe’s ruling party set to sack Mugabe, sources say
HARARE (Reuters) – The leaders of Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to approve the dismissal of President Robert Mugabe, the only leader the southern African nation has known since independence 37 years ago, two party sources have sai…
Gerry Adams: Face of IRA who helped cement Northern Ireland peace
DUBLIN (Reuters) – As the public face of the Irish Republican Army during its bombing campaigns, then peacemaker and mainstream politician, Gerry Adams has been a defining figure of Northern Ireland’s 50-year journey from sectarian torment to relative …
Official photo released to mark 70th wedding anniversary of Queen Elizabeth
LONDON (Reuters) – Buckingham Palace issued a new photographic portrait of Queen Elizabeth and her husband Prince Philip on Saturday to mark their upcoming 70th wedding anniversary.
Turkey launches investigation into U.S. prosecutors over Zarrab case: Anadolu
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish authorities have opened an investigation into the U.S. prosecutors who brought charges against a Turkish gold trader facing trial in New York, state media said on Saturday, after Ankara said the case was based on fabricated…
Gerry Adams to step down as Sinn Fein leader after 34 years
DUBLIN (Reuters) – Sinn Fein’s Gerry Adams, a key figure in the political life of Ireland for almost 50 years, said on Saturday he will step down as party leader and complete a generational shift in the former political wing of the Irish Republican Arm…
Egyptian activists detained by court for protesting Red Sea islands transfer
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT (Reuters) – A court in Alexandria has ordered the detention of leading rights activist Mahienour el-Massry over charges of illegally protesting in June against the Egyptian government’s decision to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saud…
Palestinians say they won’t be blackmailed by U.S. move to close PLO office
RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Palestinian officials expressed surprise on Saturday at a U.S. decision to close the Palestine Liberation Organization office in Washington unless the group enters peace negotiations with Israel, and said they would not …
Party set to sack Mugabe, Zimbabweans celebrate expected downfall
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling party will dismiss President Robert Mugabe on Sunday and reinstate Emmerson Mnangagwa, the vice-president he fired, two party sources told Reuters on Saturday, as ecstatic crowds celebrated the expected downfall.
Party set to sack Mugabe, sources say, as Zimbabweans march on residence
HARARE (Reuters) – Zimbabwe’s ruling ZANU-PF party will meet on Sunday to dismiss President Robert Mugabe and reinstate the vice-president he dismissed, Emmerson Mnangagwa, two party sources told Reuters on Saturday.
