Two people gored on second day of Pamplona bull-run festival
PAMPLONA, Spain (Reuters) – Two men were gored on Saturday on the second day of the week-long San Fermin festival in northern Spain in which bulls chase red-scarved runners through the streets of Pamplona.
Iraqi army says Mosul victory imminent, Islamic State vows ‘fight until death’
MOSUL/ERBIL, Iraq (Reuters) – Islamic State militants vowed to “fight to the death” in Mosul on Saturday as Iraqi military commanders said they would take full control of the city from the insurgents at any moment.
More heavy rain forecast for Japan as death toll rises to 16
ASAKURA (Reuters) – Japanese rescue crews took advantage of a break in the weather on Saturday to search for survivors of torrential rain, floods and landslides, as the death toll from several days of freak weather rose to 16, the NHK state broadcaster…
Kenya interior minister dies in hospital
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Kenya’s interior minister has died in hospital, the government said on Saturday, a month before the country is due to hold national elections.
Two U.S. bombers hold firing drills with South Korean forces
SEOUL (Reuters) – Two U.S. supersonic bombers conducted live-fire drills on Saturday in South Korea in a show of force following North Korea’s test-launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the South’s military said.
Former martial arts star Battulga wins Mongolian presidential election
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – Populist former martial arts star and businessman Khaltmaa Battulga has won Mongolia’s presidential run-off election, according to voter data from the General Election Commission released on Saturday.
Argentina’s Fernandez leads key province ahead of mid-term vote
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Former Argentine President Cristina Fernandez enjoys a wide lead in her October Senate election bid against an opponent backed the country’s current leader and Fernandez’s long-time political nemesis Mauricio Macri, a poll publ…
Peruvians protest against possible pardon for jailed Fujimori
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvians marched through the streets on Friday to urge President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski not to pardon the country’s former leader Alberto Fujimori, who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for human rights violations.
At least one killed in blaze at El Salvador ministry
SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – A major fire broke out in El Salvador’s Finance Ministry on Friday killing at least one person, injuring 22 and prompting some inside to jump from the building before the blaze was extinguished, officials said.
Exclusive: U.S. plans to test THAAD missile defenses as North Korea tensions mount
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States plans to carry out a new test of its THAAD missile defense system against an intermediate-range ballistic missile in the coming days, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Friday, as tensions with North Korea climb…
