Turkey says northern Iraqi referendum an issue of national security
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said on Saturday that the planned independence referendum in northern Iraq is an issue of national security, and Turkey will take any necessary steps.
Car bomb kills one, wounds 10 in disputed Iraqi oil city
KIRKUK, Iraq (Reuters) – A car bomb killed one person and injured ten in Kirkuk, an Iraqi oil city where local Kurdish authorities plan to hold a referendum on independence despite opposition from the central government and the region’s non-Kurdish pop…
Ukraine PM says review of gas price formula is under way
KIEV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s prime minister, Voldoymyr Groysman, said on Saturday the government was reviewing the way it sets domestic gas bills to make sure market prices are taken into account – a bid to answer demands under a $17.5-billion IMF aid pr…
Iraqi PM says Kurds ‘playing with fire’ with independence vote: report
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said on Saturday that Kurdish plans to hold a referendum on independence was like “playing with fire”, according to a local media website.
Police arrest man at Dover port, search house in London bomb manhunt
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port of Dover and raided a house in a small town outside London on Saturday as they hunted for whoever planted a bomb on a commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier.
Gunfight erupts in southern Yemen, one civilian killed – witnesses
DUBAI (Reuters) – A gunfight erupted briefly in Aden on Saturday when a contingent loyal to President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi refused to hand over its positions to a local force, security sources said, and witnesses said one civilian was killed in the i…
At least four killed in British motorway crash: police
LONDON (Reuters) – At least four people died when several vehicles including a truck crashed on one of Britain’s main motorways on Saturday, police said.
Ex-Nusra vows to fight on in Syria, denounces de-escalation deal
BEIRUT (Reuters) – The former al Qaeda branch in Syria has pledged to keep fighting government forces and their Russian and Iranian allies, and denounced ceasefire talks in Kazakhstan.
Philippines’ Duterte asks head of human rights agency: ‘Are you a pedophile?’
MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte taunted the head of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on Saturday, asking if he was a pedophile because of his focus on the killing of teenagers in the government’s bloody war on drugs.
British police arrest man at Dover in London bomb manhunt
LONDON (Reuters) – British police arrested an 18-year-old man in the port of Dover and raided a property in a small town outside London on Saturday as they hunted for whoever planted a bomb on a commuter train that injured 30 people a day earlier.
