Australian drug convict Schapelle Corby returns home from Bali
SYDNEY (Reuters) – Convicted drug smuggler Schapelle Corby arrived in Australia on Sunday after completing a twelve-and-a-half-year sentence for smuggling marijuana to Indonesia, a case which received huge media attention and soured ties between the tw…
Morocco authorities arrest 20 after clashes in north – agency
RABAT (Reuters) – Moroccan authorities have arrested 20 people following violent clashes between police and protesters in the northern city of Al-Hoceima on Friday evening, the local prosecutor said on Saturday.
Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia says it is dissolving
CAIRO (Reuters) – Libyan Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia, a group linked to Al-Qaeda, is formally dissolving itself, it said in a statement on Saturday.
Tomb of French national hero General de Gaulle vandalized
PARIS (Reuters) – Vandals on Saturday damaged the tomb of General Charles de Gaulle, leader of France’s resistance to Nazi occupation during World War Two and founder of the Fifth Republic.
South African president Zuma facing no confidence vote in ANC – News24 website
CAPE TOWN (Reuters) – Senior politicians attending a top meeting of South Africa’s ruling ANC tabled a motion of no confidence on Saturday against president Jacob Zuma, News24 reported on its website.
UK PM May’s lead narrows after Manchester attack placing landslide win in doubt
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed sharply, according to opinion polls published since the Manchester attack, suggesting she might not win the landslide predicted just a month ago….
British PM May’s lead falls to 12 percentage points from 18: ComRes poll
LONDON (Reuters) – British Prime Minister Theresa May’s lead over the opposition Labour Party has narrowed by 6 percentage points ahead of the June 8 election, according to a ComRes poll.
Iran’s Khamenei says Saudis will fall, Rouhani calls for better ties
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s hardline Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday Saudi Arabia’s rulers faced “certain downfall” for aligning themselves with the United States, hours after the country’s pragmatist president called for improved t…
Trump ends nine-day overseas trip with a flourish as trouble looms at home
SIGONELLA, Italy (Reuters) – With trouble facing him back home, U.S. President Donald Trump ended his nine-day overseas journey in dramatic fashion on Saturday, addressing U.S. troops at a campaign-style rally.
Rights group calls on Myanmar to probe alleged military abuse after beatings video emerges
YANGON (Reuters) – Human rights advocates called on Myanmar to investigate the actions of some of its soldiers on Saturday after footage of people being treated violently by uniformed men went viral.
