Kyrgyzstan accuses opposition MP of planning riots, coup
BISHKEK (Reuters) – Kyrgyzstan’s state security service said on Saturday it had detained an opposition lawmaker just two weeks before presidential elections, and accused him of planning riots and a violent coup.
U.S. ‘probing’ to see if North Korea interested in dialogue: Tillerson
BEIJING (Reuters) – The United States is probing North Korea to see whether it is interested in dialogue and has multiple direct channels of communication with Pyongyang, U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said on Saturday.
Saudi authorities pursue Twitter user over women’s driving threat
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s public prosecutor issued an arrest warrant on Saturday for a Twitter user who called for anyone who supports women driving to be killed, days after a royal decree ended a long-time ban on women taking the wheel.
Turkey’s Erdogan says Iraqi Kurdish authorities “will pay price” for vote
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday Iraqi Kurdish authorities would pay the price for an independence referendum which was widely opposed by foreign powers.
Dozens arrested during neo-Nazi march in Sweden
GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Reuters) – Dozens of people were arrested on Saturday as neo-Nazis and anti-fascists clashed with police during a march by the extreme right-wing Nordic Resistance Movement (NMR) in Gothenburg, Sweden on Saturday, police said.
Merkel allies fret over former East Germany’s rightward shift
BERLIN (Reuters) – The premiers of two regions where the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party made big gains in Sunday’s national election warned that Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives must change course to stop the former East Germany’…
Spanish police move to enforce ban on Catalan independence poll
BARCELONA (Reuters) – Spanish police sealed off schools earmarked as polling stations and occupied the Catalan government’s communications hub on Saturday in efforts to prevent a banned independence referendum.
Britain’s Boris Johnson wants maximum two-year Brexit transition
LONDON (Reuters) – British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson has said a transition period from the European Union after Britain’s exit from the bloc in March 2019 must not last more than two years.
Tokyo’s Koike reaches deal with opposition party ahead of Japan poll
TOKYO (Reuters) – Popular Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, whose fledgling conservative party poses a growing challenge to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s ruling bloc, agreed on Saturday to cooperate in next month’s election with a small party based in western…
Egypt “hunting down” gays, conducting forced anal exams – Amnesty
CAIRO (Reuters) – Six Egyptian men arrested for “promoting sexual deviancy” and “debauchery” on social media will be subjected to anal examinations ahead of their Oct. 1 trial, Amnesty International said on Saturday.
