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.
Russian opposition calls for Putin to quit at Moscow rally
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Supporters of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny gathered in Moscow on Saturday, calling for President Vladimir Putin to quit and let Navalny run in an election.
Turkish minister says will work to improve ties with Germany
BERLIN (Reuters) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday he would work towards a normalization of relations with Germany after months of mutual recriminations on a range of issues between the NATO allies.
