Four UAE soldiers die after helicopter crash in Yemen: agency
DUBAI (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates said on Saturday that four of its soldiers died after their helicopter crashed during a routine mission in Yemen, the official news agency WAM reported.
‘Let it be’: Mongolians protest as bulldozers threaten Beatles monument
ULAANBAATAR (Reuters) – A statue of the Beatles in the Mongolian capital of Ulaanbaatar could be at risk amid an alleged land grab, protesters say, as rapid development turns a city once famed for wide open spaces into a cluttered metropolis.
Ringleader of Venezuela military base attack captured: minister
CARACAS (Reuters) – The ringleader of a recent attack on a Venezuelan military base and another military officer in the raid have been captured, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino said in a tweet on Friday.
Latin America rejects Trump’s military threat against Venezuela
CARACAS/LIMA (Reuters) – After months of attacking Venezuela’s unpopular President Nicolas Maduro, Latin America came out strongly against U.S. threats of military action against the crisis-hit nation.
Chilean judge takes second stab at resolving murder of ex-president
SANTIAGO (Reuters) – A Chilean judge formally accused six people on Friday of assassinating a former president during the country’s 1973 to 1990 dictatorship, marking the second time in a decade he has moved to resolve the enduring murder case.
Canada minister spoke to North Korean counterpart ahead of pastor’s release
OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland said she spoke briefly with her North Korean counterpart at a meeting in Manila on Sunday, days before Pyongyang released Canadian pastor Hyeon Soo Lim from a prison where he was serving a …
World’s oldest man, Holocaust survivor, dies in Israel aged 113
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who last year was recognized by Guinness World Records as the world’s oldest living man, died in Israel on Friday, aged 113, local news media reports said.
Peru’s president urges Venezuela’s Maduro to step down
LIMA (Reuters) – Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski on Friday urged Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro to step down, calling him a “dictator”, and rejected the socialist leader’s call for the two to meet face-to-face along with other presidents…
Peru expels Venezuelan ambassador to protest constituent assembly
LIMA (Reuters) – Peru said on Friday it was expelling Venezuela’s ambassador to Peru to protest the country’s recent formation of an all-powerful constituent assembly that has been widely condemned as a power grab by socialist President Nicolas Maduro….
Explosion hits rebels on Syria-Jordan border: monitor, activist
BEIRUT (Reuters) – An explosion hit a rebel gathering near the Syria-Jordan border on Friday, killing at least 23 fighters and wounding dozens more, a war monitor and an activist said.
